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JOHN  ALBERT  JOHNSON 


Final  Report 

of  the 

Governor  John  Albert  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission 


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Saint  Paul,  Minn 
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Governor  John  Albert  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission 


Appointed  by  Governor  Eberhart 
September  29,  1909 

Officers 

C.  D.  O'BRIEN,  President^ 
St.  Paul 

A.  C.  WEISS,  Vice-Pres't 

Duluth 

B.  F.  NELSON,  Treasurer V  it        ^-      n 

Minneapolis  > Executive  Committee 

C.  W.  AMES,  Secretary 

St.  Paul 

D.  M.  NEILL 

Red  Wing 


Commissioners 


ELMER  E.  ADAMS 

Fergus  Falls 
C.  W.  AMES 

St.  Paul 
L.  V.  ASHBAUGH 

St.  Paul 
L.  J.  BOUGHNER 

Minneapolis 
H.  G.  DAY 

Albert  Lea 
Mrs.  C.  G.  HIGBEE 

St.  Paul 
W.  H.  HUNTER 

St.  Paul 
H.  V.  JONES 

Minneapslis 

C.  F.  MACDONALD 

St.  Cloud 

D.  M.  NEILL 

Red  Wing 


B.  F.  NELSON 

Minneapolis 
S.  B.  NELSON 

Luverne 

C.  D.  O'BRIEN 

St.  Paul 
A.  E.  RICE 

Willmar 
A.  L.  SACKETT 

St.  Peter 
JOS.  SELL  WOOD 

Duluth 
A.  C.  WEISS 

Duluth 
E.  H.  WHITCOMB 

St.  Paul 
GEO.  P.  WILSON 

Minneapolis 
THEO.  WOLD 

Winona 


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Table  of  Contents 

PAGE 

Letter  of  Transmittal 7 

Secretary's  Final  Report 9 

Appendix  I;  Dedication  Ceremonies  at  St.  Paul 22 

Appendix  II;  Campaign  through  Newspapers  for  Collection 

of  Funds 32 

Appendix  III;  Articles  of  Organization  and  Minutes  of  the 

Commission 50 

Appendix  IV;  Contract  with  Andrew  O'Connor,   Sculptor  77 

Appendix  V;  Treasurer's  Report 80 

Appendix  VI ;  Johnson  Monument  at  St;  Peter 81 


List  of  Illustrations 

John  Albert  Johnson Frontispiece 

The  Johnson  Memorial  Monument  at  St.  Paul.    Facing  Page      9 

The  Johnson  Memorial  Monument  at  St.  Paul.    Facing  Page     16 

Detail  from  the  Johnson  Memorial  Monument  at  St.  Paul; 

The  Miner  and  the  Smith.     Facing  Page 22 

Detail  from  the  Johnson  Memorial  Monument  at  St.  Paul; 

The  Timber  Cruiser  and  the  Farmer.    Facing  Page    .    .     24 

Bronze  Tablet  on  the  Johnson  Memorial  Monument  at  St, 

Paul.     Facing  Page 32 

The  Johnson  Memorial  at  St.  Peter.    Facing  Page    ....     81 


Letter  of  Transmittal 


Letter  of  Transmittal 

July  9,  1913. 
Hon.  Adolph  O.  Eberhart, 

Governor  of  Minnesota. 
Sir: — 

I  have  the  honor  herewith  to  transmit  to  you  the  final  and 
complete  report  of  the  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission, 
the  duties  of  which  body  have  now  terminated.  This  report  is 
the  work  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Commission,  Mr.  C.  W.  Ames, 
and  it  is  to  his  capacity  and  unremitting  devotion  to  the  duties 
of  the  Commission  that  it  is  due,  as  well  as  in  a  large  measure  is 
due  what  we  believe  to  be  the  successful  issue  of  the  labors  of  the 
Commission. 

A  brief  resume  of  the  salient  points  may  properly  be  incor- 
porated in  this  letter  to  you.  The  Commission  was  created  by  your 
proclamation  of  appointment,  on  September  29,  1909.  It  held 
its  first  meeting  on  October  4,  1909.  The  collection  of  funds  was 
closed  on  December  16,  1909.  The  St.  Paul  statue  and  monument 
to  Governor  Johnson  was  dedicated  on  October  19,  1912;  and 
the  St.  Peter  statue  and  monument  will  be  dedicated  on  September 
21,  1913. 

As  you  are  advised,  the  maximum  subscriptions  received  by 
the  Commission,  were  the  sum  of  one  dollar  from  each  individual. 
With  the  aid  of  the  newspapers  of  the  State,  the  Commission  col- 
lected $24,349.07.  This  was  increased  by  interest  received  on  the 
money  deposited  while  not  in  use,  to  make  a  total  sum  of  $26,- 
146.87.  By  the  expenditure  of  this  fund,  the  following  memorials 
have  been  secured  to  the  perpetuation  of  the  memory  of  Governor 
Johnson : 

1st.  The  monument  in  front  of  the  Capitol  at  St.  Paul,  con- 
sisting of  a  heroic  bronze  statue  of  Governor  Johnson,  by  Andrew 
O'Connor,  with  four  incidental  and  supporting  bronze  statues,  all 
on  a  pedestal  of  Minnesota  granite. 

2nd.  A  copy  of  the  O'Connor  portrait  statue,  in  bronze,  on  a 
native  granite  pedestal,  on  the  ground  adjoining  the  Nicollet  County 
Court  House,  at  St.  Peter,  Minnesota,  making  a  Johnson  Monu- 
ment and  Park  at  the  Governor's  birthplace. 

3rd.  Six  volumes  of  a  memorial  album,  containing  six  thousand 
editorial  clippings,  referring  to  Governor  Johnson's  life  and  char- 
acter, these  purchased  from  the  Pollock  Clipping  Bureau,  and 
deposited  by  the  Commission  with  the  Minnesota  State  Historical 
Society. 


8  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

4th.  A  moving  picture  film,  showing  the  ceremonies  at  the 
unveiling  and  dedication  of  the  monument  at  St.  Paul.  This  was 
also  deposited  by  the  Commission  with  the  Minnesota  State  His- 
torical Society. 

5th.  Eight  bound  volumes  of  the  records  of  the  Commission, 
containing  complete  lists  of  the  contributors  to  the  fund,  and 
some  thousands  of  newspaper  clippings,  relating  to  the  collection 
of  the  fund,  the  appointment  of  the  Commission,  and  the  com- 
pletion and  dedication  of  the  monument.  These  also  have  been 
deposited  with  the  Minnesota  State  Historical  Society. 

6th.  One  thousand  copies  of  the  Secretary's  full  report  of 
the  work  of  the  Commission,  with  suitable  illustrations.  These 
will  be  distributed  to  the  State  Library,  the  State  Historical  So- 
ciety, and  among  the  library  associations  of  the  State. 

Of  the  fund,  less  than  one  thousand  dollars  has  gone  for  ex- 
penses. All  of  the  rest  has  been  spent  for  the  permanent  memor- 
ials above  specified,  and  not  one  dollar  has  been  spent  for  salaries 
to  any  person  connected  with  the  Commission. 

In  submitting  this  report,  I  beg  to  express  to  you  personally, 
my  high  appreciation  of  the  honor  conferred  by  you  upon  my  as- 
sociates and  myself,  in  selecting  us  from  among  our  fellow  citizens, 
for  this  labor  of  love.  I  wish  to  express  to  my  associates  upon  the 
Commission,  my  entire  appreciation  of  their  constant  and  valued 
aid  in  the  performance  of  our  duties,  and  I  wish  to  express  par- 
ticularly to  our  Secretary,  Mr.  C.  W.  Ames,  my  highest  apprecia- 
tion of  the  intelligent  and  unwavering  and  conscientious  service 
he  has  rendered  to  the  entire  Commission. 

Our  work  is  now  performed.  We  have  sought  to  perform  it 
to  the  best  of  our  abilities  and  to  fulfill  the  trust  imposed  upon  us 
by  yourself,  and  the  citizens  of  Minnesota,  who  contributed  the 
funds  we  have  disbursed.  I  hope  that  we  have  succeeded  to  your, 
and  to  their  satisfaction.  And  the  work  of  the  Commission  being 
done,  we  have  the  honor  to  request  from  you  the  dissolution  of 
the  Commission,  and  the  discharge  of  its  members  upon  the  ac- 
ceptance of  their  report. 

Very  respectfully  yours, 
C.  D.  O'Brien, 
President,  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission. 


THE  JOHN  ALBERT  JOHNSON   MEMORIAL   MONUMENT. 
In  front  of  the  Capitol,  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.     Andrew  O'Connor,  Sculptor. 


Secretary's  Final  Report 


Secretary's  Final  Report 

Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  died  at  Rochester,  Minnesota, 
on  September  21,  1909,  after  a  short  illness,  following  an  opera- 
tion. The  serious  nature  of  his  illness  was  realized  only  a  few  days 
before  the  end,  and  the  suspense  with  which  bulletins  were  awaited 
created  something  of  the  same  intensity  of  feeling  and  sympathy 
that  arose  in  the  cases  of  President  McKinley  and  of  President 
Garfield.  This  feeling  came  to  a  climax  when  his  death  was  an- 
nounced on  the  morning  of  September  21st.  The  expression  of 
the  people's  grief  was  overwhelming. 

Immediately,  a  suggestion  was  made  in  a  letter  by  Hon.  C.  D. 
O'Brien,  published  in  the  Pioneer  Press  of  Wednesday,  September 
22nd,  that  a  memorial  statue  should  be  placed  before  the  Capitol, 
as  a  tribute  from  all  of  the  people  of  the  State,  regardless  of  party 
affiliations.  The  suggestion  was  taken  up  by  the  Pioneer  Press, 
which  immediately  opened  its  columns  for  subscriptions,  limited 
to  one  dollar  each,  and  undertook  to  handle  funds  so  contributed. 
Other  leading  newspapers  throughout  the  State  at  once  took  up 
the  idea  and  began  to  receive  contributions  from  the  time  the  sug- 
gestion was  published. 

On  September  29,  1909,  Governor  Eberhart  appointed  the 
John  A.  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  under  the  following 
proclamation : 

"This  Commission  is  formed,  as  its  title  would  in- 
dicate, for  the  patriotic  purpose  of  securing  funds  with 
which  to  erect  a  suitable  monument  to  the  lamented 
Governor  Johnson.  The  work  is  now  going  on  through- 
out the  State,  and  it  was  felt  that  there  was  need  of  a 
central  organization  to  further  the  securing  of  subscrip- 
tions, the  engagement  of  a  sculptor,  selection  of  a  site  for 
the  monument,  and  such  other  detail  as  might  properly 
come  before  such  Commission." 

The  Commission  was  made  up  as  follows: 

COMMISSIONERS  AT  LARGE 

C.  D.  O'Brien,  St.  Paul,  President. 
A.  C.  Weiss,  Duluth. 


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C.  W.  Ames,  St.  Paul. 

D.  M.  Neill,  President  of  the  Federated  Commercial  Clubs, 
Duluth. 

Mrs.  C.  G.  Higbee,  President  of  the  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs,  St.  Paul. 

W.  H.  Hunter,  Pioneer  Press  and  Dispatch,  St.  Paul. 

L.  V.  Ashbaugh,  The  News,  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis. 

L.  J.  Boughner,  The  Tribune,   Minneapolis. 

H.  V.  Jones,  The  Journal,  Minneapolis. 

B.  F.  Nelson,  Minneapolis  Commercial  Club. 

Theodore  Wold,  Winona. 

DISTRICT  COMMISSIONERS 

First  District— H.  G.  Day,  Albert  Lea. 

Second  District — C.  C.  Dinehart,  Slayton. 

Third  District— Major  A.  L.  Sackett,  St.  Peter. 

Fourth  District— Dr.  E.  H.  Whitcomb,  St.  Paul. 

Fifth  District — Gen.  George  P.  Wilson,  Minneapolis. 

Sixth  District — C.  F.  Macdonald,  St.  Cloud. 

Seventh  District — Ex-Lieutenant  Governor  A.  E.  Rice,  Willmar. 

Eighth  District — Capt.  Joseph  Sellwood,  Duluth. 

Ninth  District — Elmer  E.  Adams,  Fergus  Falls. 

Mr.  C.  C.  Dinehart  was  unable  to  accept  the  appointment  and 
Mr.  S.  B.  Nelson,  of  Luverne,  was  appointed  in  his  place. 

A  meeting  of  the  Commission  was  held  for  organization  at  the 
Minnesota  Club  in  St.  Paul  on  Monday,  October  4,  1909.  At 
this  meeting  articles  of  organization  were  adopted  (see  appendix), 
and  the  following  officers  were  elected : 

President,  C.  D.  O'Brien. 

Vice-President,  A.  C.  Weiss. 

Treasurer,  B.  F.  Nelson. 

Secretary,  Charles  W.  Ames. 

Additional  member  of  the  Executive  Committee,  D.  M.  Neill. 

The  first  duty  of  the  Commission  seemed  to  relate  to  the  col- 
lection of  the  fund,  and  the  following  resolutions  were  adopted  by 
the  Commission  at  its  first  meeting: 

RESOLVED,  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission,  having  been  fully  organized,  re- 
quests that  all  contributions  to  the  Memorial  Fund  be  at 
once  remitted  to  B.  F.  Nelson,  Treasurer,  at  728  Security 
Bank  Building,  Minneapolis. 


Secretary's  Final  Report  11 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Governor  John  Albert  John- 
son Memorial  Commission  desires  that  a  contribution  of 
not  less  than  $25,000  be  made  promptly,  in  order  that  the 
fund  may  be  closed  on  or  about  November  1st. 

Whereas,  the  late  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  was 
for  many  years  one  of  the  most  highly  esteemed  members 
of  the  Minnesota  Editors'  and  Publishers'  Association, 
serving  as  its  president,  and  was  honored  and  beloved 
by  its  members  as  was  none  of  his  predecessors;  and, 

Whereas,  a  movement  has  been  inaugurated  to  erect 
a  statue  in  his  honor,  by  popular  subscription  of  amounts 
not  exceeding  One  Dollar,  so  that  it  may  stand  through 
ages  to  come  as  a  People's  tribute,  in  recognition  of  the  ser- 
vices to  the  State,  of  John  Albert  Johnson;  and. 

Whereas,  the  newspapers  of  the  State  are  furthering 
and  supporting  this  movement;  therefore  be  it 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission  acknowledges  and  tenders  its  thanks 
to  the  newspaper  press  of  Minnesota  for  their  valuable  aid. 

RESOLVED,  That  we  earnestly  request  the  said  news- 
papers to  continue  their  good  work,  and  in  their  various 
communities  to  urge  upon  their  readers  cooperation  by 
subscription. 

RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
transmitted  to  the  officers  of  the  Minnesota  Editorial 
Association,  with  a  view  to  securing  their  hearty  official 
cooperation. 

Under  this  authority  the  Secretary  organized  a  campaign  by 
inviting  and  enlisting  the  interest  of  the  newspapers  throughout 
the  State.  The  Minnesota  Editorial  Association  actively  cooperated 
by  a  widespread  notice  to  the  newspaper  publishers  of  Minnesota,  and 
the  response  to  this  notice  and  the  Secretary's  circular  was  State- wide. 
While  the  bulk  of  the  contributions  came  through  the  St.  Paul 
Pioneer  Press  and  Dispatch,  which  had  first  offered  its  columns 
for  this  purpose,  there  was  hardly  a  paper  in  the  State  which  did 
not  receive  contributions  and  forward  them  either  direct  to  the 
Commission  or  through  the  channel  of  the  Pioneer  Press.  (Copies 
of  the  Secretary's  notices  to  the  papers  with  reports  of  collections 
as  they  came  in  week  by  week  are  given  in  the  Appendix.) 

The  Executive  Committee  held  its  first  meeting  at  the  Min- 
nesota Club  in  St,  Paul  on  November  5th.     The  Secretary  made  a 


12  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

report  of  his  correspondence  with  the  newspapers  and  individuals, 
and  the  Treasurer  announced  that  the  fund  as  it  stood  at  that  date 
was  $16,101.36  After  discussion  the  Committee  concluded  that 
it  was  probable  that  the  amount  of  $25,000  proposed  by  the  Com- 
mission could  be  raised  by  continuing  the  campaign  for  a  short 
time,  and  the  following  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted : 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Secretary  be  requested  to 
write  further  communications  to  individuals  and  news- 
papers in  the  several  counties  of  the  State,  which  have  not 
yet  turned  in  full  reports,  urging  that  subscription  papers 
be  circulated  systematically. 

RESOLVED,  That  Thanksgiving  Day  be  named  a 
the  special  date  when  the  final  offering  to  the  Fund  be  made 
and  that  all  newspapers  be  requested  to  send  to  the 
Treasurer  on  November  27th  the  amounts  collected  by 
them,  in  order  that  the  Fund  may  be  closed  on  the 
books  of  the  Commission  by  the  end  of  November. 

The  Secretary  notified  the  entire  list  of  Minnesota  newspapers 
that  the  time  for  contributions  would  be  extended  to  November 
27th,  making  Thanksgiving  Day  the  special  date  for  final  giving; 
and  at  the  same  time  sent  out  a  detailed  list  showing  the  collec- 
tions received  from  each  county  and  each  town  contributing.  The 
final  reports  were  practically  all  turned  in  to  the  Treasurer  during 
November.  The  Executive  Committee  met  in  St.  Paul  on  De- 
cember 16th;  the  Treasurer  reported  funds  on  hand  amounting  to 
$23,724.80,  most  of  which  was  already  drawing  interest  on  certifi- 
cates of  deposit. 

While  it  was  apparent  that  a  very  much  larger  amount  could  have 
been  obtained  by  removing  the  restriction  which  limited  subscrip- 
tions to  one  dollar  each,  it  was  felt  that  the  general  love  and  ad- 
miration for  Governor  Johnson  could  be  best  shown  by  a  fund 
made  up  exclusively  of  small  contributions,  thus  keeping  the 
memorial  a  popular  and  democratic  expression  of  the  feeling  of 
the  people  of  this  State. 

The  fund  being  now  substantially  completed,  the  question  of 
the  nature  of  the  memorial  arose.  The  sense  of  the  Executive 
Committee  as  put  on  record  was  that  the  memorial  should  consist 
of  a  bronze  statue  of  heroic  size,  with  a  proper  pedestal,  to  be 
placed  on  the  Capitol  grounds  in  the  city  of  St.  Paul. 


Secretary's  Final  Report  13 

The  second  meeting  of  the  entire  Commission  was  therefore 
called,  and  held  at  the  Minnesota  Club,  St.  Paul,  on  January  8, 
1910.     Fourteen  of  the  twenty  commissioners  were  present.     The 
Treasurer  reported  the  total  receipts  to  that  date  as  $24,258.54; 
and  the  Secretary  read  from  a  tabulation  the  amounts  contributed 
from  the  several  counties  of  the  State,  showing  that  the  fund  was,  as 
had  been  hoped,  widely  representative  of  the  citizens  of  Minne- 
sota.    Nearly   $2,500    had    been  given  by  public  school  children, 
and  it  was  estimated  that  this  represented  the  gifts  of  more  than 
50,000  school  children ;  and  that  the  total  number  of  individual  con- 
tributors was  upwards  of  75,000,  and  might  come  closer  to  100,000. 
The  Secretary  submitted  an  extended  report  covering  not  only  the 
details  of  the  collection  of  the  fund  but  giving  such  information 
and  suggestions  as  he  had  been  able  to  collect  regarding  the  use  of 
the  fund  for  a  permanent  memorial.    After  stating  at  length  various 
considerations  to  be  taken  into  account,  the  Secretary  reported  that 
the  fund  was  sufficient  to  secure  a  heroic  bronze  statue  with  a  suit- 
able pedestal  on  the  Capitol  grounds,  adding:  "There  will  be  other 
statues  and  other  monuments  in  the  Capitol  grounds  in  the  years 
to  come.  We  should  see  that  the  Johnson  memorial  is  a  fine  example 
for  the  later  comers,  and  that  it  will  bear  comparison  with  them 
creditably."    The  report  then  took  up  the  question  of  the  selection 
of  the  artist  and  discussed  the  three  methods  of  procedure, — open 
competition,   a  limited  competition,  or  the  selection  of  a  single 
sculptor  of  established    reputation.     The   last    was   found   to   be 
the  most  approved  plan;  namely,  "to  select  from  among  a  group 
of  artists  of  the  first  rank  one  who  seemed  suited  to  the  particular 
commission  and  then  invite  him  to  submit  sketches  and  designs. 
If  these  are  not  satisfactory  or  cannot  be  made  so,  other  artists 
can  be  tried  in  the  same  way  until  a  satisfactory  design  is  found. 
This  course  involves  no  expense;  i.  e.,  none  of  the  principal  fund  is 
spent  in  experiment,  leaving  the  entire  amount  available  for  the 
work  itself."  The  following  resolutions  were  then  adopted  by  the 
Commission,  after  full  consideration: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  memorial  be  placed  on  the 
Capitol  grounds  in  the  city  of  St.  Paul. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  memorial  shall  consist  of  a 
bronze  statue  of  the  Governor,  of  heroic  size  with  a  proper 
pedestal. 


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RESOLVED,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be  in- 
structed to  select  one  or  more  sculptors  to  be  requested 
to  submit  sketch  models  for  the  monument,  and  authorized 
to  spend,  at  its  discretion,  not  exceeding  one  thousand 
dollars  in  that  connection. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be 
authorized  to  select  a  location  for  the  statue  on  the  Capitol 
grounds  after  conference  with  the  Governor  and  the  ar- 
chitect of  the  Capitol,  and  report  such  selection  back  to 
the  Commission  for  its  approval. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  on  April  14,  1910, 
the  Secretary  submitted  a  list  of  some  forty  sculptors  who  had  been 
nominated  or  suggested  for  the  work.  The  Committee  went 
carefully  over  the  list,  with  the  accompanying  correspondence, 
documents  and  exhibits,  and  by  a  process  of  progressive  elimination 
reduced  the  list  of  available  candidates  to  five,  and  then  unani- 
mously adopted  the  following  resolution: 

RESOLVED,  It  is  the  sense  of  the  Committee  that 
the  sculptor  be  selected  for  the  Johnson  memorial  from 
among  the  following  names:  Andrew  O'Connor,  Fritz 
Triebel,  Karl  Bitter,  F.  W.  Ruckstuhl,  C.  H.  Niehaus. 

A  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  requesting  the  Sec- 
retary to  write  to  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor  and  invite  him  to  submit 
for  the  consideration  of  the  Committee  a  sketch  design  for  the 
proposed  monument. 

The  Executive  Committee,  after  correspondence  with  Mr. 
Cass  Gilbert,  selected  a  site  for  the  monument  on  the  Capitol 
terrace  directly  in  front  of  the  balustrade  before  the  Governor's 
office.  This  site  was  approved  by  the  Commission  informally 
through   correspondence. 

The  Secretary  then  wrote  to  Mr.  O'Connor  and  invited  him  to 
make  a  sketch.  In  the  summer  of  1910  Mr.  Gilbert  and  Mr. 
Ames  both  visited  Mr.  O'Connor's  studio  near  Paris  and  inspected 
his  sketch  and  designs.  These  were  sent  over  by  Mr.  O'Connor,  who 
was  unfortunately  unable  to  present  them  in  person,  and  were 
submitted  for  the  inspection  of  the  Commission  at  its  third  meet- 
ing, which  was  held  October  25,  1910,  at  the  rooms  of  the  St.  Paul 
Institute.  After  examining  the  sketches  and  models  the  following 
resolutions  were    adopted: 


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RESOLVED,  That  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor's  design 
of  the  monument  be  not  accepted. 

RESOLVED,  That  some  other  site  be  selected  not 
against  the  Capitol  Building. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Executive  Committee  invite 
Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor  to  submit  a  new  design  for  a  monu- 
ment suitable  for  such  location  as  shall  hereafter  be  se- 
lected. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be  re- 
quested to  select  a  new  site  for  the  monument  and  report 
the  same  back  to  the  Commission  for  its  approval. 

On  January  23,  1911,  Mr.  O'Connor  appeared  in  St.  Paul, 
bringing  with  him  new  designs  for  a  detached  monument.  These 
were  considered  by  the  Executive  Committee,  which  went  in  a 
body  with  Mr.  O'Connor  to  the  State  Capitol  to  view  the  grounds 
for  possible  sites  for  the  monument.  The  Commission  met  five 
days  later  and  approved  the  recommendations  of  the  Executive 
Committee  for  the  site  finally  adopted  for  the  monument;  and 
also  approved  Mr.  O'Connor's  design  and  authorized  the  Executive 
Committee  to  contract  with  him  for  the  monument.  (See  appendix 
for  terms  of  contract.) 

The  completed  statues  for  the  monument  arrived  in  St.  Paul 
in  September,  1912,  and  Mr.  O'Connor  came  to  St.  Paul  October 
13,  1912,  to  supervise  setting  the  monument  in  place  on  the  pedestal 
which  had  been  erected  under  Mr.  O'Connor's  directions  by  Clark 
&  McCormack.  The  dedication  and  unveiling  took  place  on  Oc- 
tober 19,  1912,  on  the  Capitol  grounds  at  St.  Paul.  The  following 
description  of  the  dedication  ceremonies  is  taken  from  the  St.  Paul 
Dispatch  of  October  19th : 

*Tn  the  Governor's  reception  room — the  place  where 
the  late  executive  received  so  many  guests — invited 
friends  gathered  today,  to  pay  another  tribute  to  his  mem- 
ory. With  the  band  playing  Sousa's  'Stars  and  Stripes 
Forever,'  they  marched  to  the  platform  erected  at  the 
side  of  the  statue  about  which  the  crowd  had  collected. 
There,  Bishop  J.  J.  Lawler  delivered  the  invocation  and  a 
moment  later  Miss  Jeanette  Lynch,  daughter  of  Fred  B. 
Lynch,  Minnesota's  national  Democratic  committeeman, 
pulled  from  the  bronze  figure  the  veil  which  hid  it  from 
view. 


16  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

"The  wave  of  reverence  that  swept  over  the  crowd  was 
apparent.  Many  of  those  who  knew  Governor  Johnson  best 
shed  tears  as  they  looked  on  the  reproduction.  Many  saw 
in  the  face  the  same  kindly  look,  the  grave,  gentle  and 
serious  look  which  endeared  John  A.  Johnson  to  so  many 
people.  In  the  group  on  the  platform  sat  Mrs.  Johnson, 
visibly  affected  by  the  scene. 

"Immediately,  however,  the  First  Battalion  band  of 
the  Minnesota  National  Guard  started  up  'America*  and 
the  patriotic  air  thrilled  the  crowd. 

"The  statue  is  full  life-sized  and  shows  that  the  sculp- 
tor, Andrew  O'Connor,  closely  studied  'the  man  of  many 
moods,*  as  the  late  Governor  was  often  depicted.  On  each 
side,  slightly  above  the  base  of  the  pedestal,  are  four 
bronze  figures  representing  the  miner,  the  timber  cruiser, 
the  farmer  and  the  smith,  the  four  leading  industries  of 
the  State." 

The  following  was  the  order  of  exercises : 

PROGRAM:     DEDICATION  OF  THE  JOHN  ALBERT  JOHNSON 

MONUMENT 

Saturday,   October    19,    1912,   2:30    P.    M. 
Overture,  Tempel-Weihe  (Kela-Bela). 
March,  Stars  and  Stripes  Forever  (Sousa). 
Invocation,  Rt.  Rev.  J.  J.  Lawler. 
Unveiling  of  Monument  by  Miss  Jeanette  Lynch. 
Music,  America. 

Presentation  Speech,  Hon.  C.  D.  O'Brien,  President,  Governor 
John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission. 

Address  of  Acceptance,  Governor  Adolph  O.  Eberhart. 
Music,  Hearts  and  Flowers  (Tobani). 
Address,  Hon.  Winfield  Scott  Hammond,  of  St.  James. 
Music,  Star  Spangled  Banner. 
CMusic  by  First  Battalion  Band,  M.  N.  G.) 
The  invited  guests  who  were  asked  to  meet  in  the  Governor's 
Room  in  the  Capitol  at  two  o'clock  and  proceed  in  a  procession  to 
the  platform,  included: 

Governor  Eberhart  and  Governor's  staff. 
Mayor  H.  P.  Keller,  of  St.  Paul. 
Mayor  J.  C.  Harpell,  of  Minneapolis. 
•  The  Mayor  of  St.  Peter. 
The  Mayor  of  Duluth. 


THE  JOHN  ALBERT  JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  MONUMENT. 
In  front  of  the  Capitol,  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.     Andrew  O'Connor,  Sculptor, 


Secretary's  Final  Report  17 

U.     S.     SENATORS. 

Hon.  Knute  Nelson.  Hon.  Moses  E.  Clapp. 

U.    S.    REPRESENTATIVES. 

Hon.  Sydney  Anderson.  Hon.  A.  G.  Volstead. 

Hon.  Chas.  R.  Davis.  Hon.  C.  B.  Miller. 

Hon.  F.  C.  Stevens.  Hon.  Halvor  Steenerson. 

Hon.  C.  G.  Lindbergh.  Hon.  F.  M.  Nye. 

SUPREME  COURT  JUDGES. 

Hon.  Chas.  M.  Start.  Hon.  Geo.  L.  Bunn. 

Hon.  C.  L.  Brown.  Hon.  Philip  E.  Brown. 

Hon.  Andrew  Holt. 

FEDERAL    JUDGES. 

Hon.  VV.  H.  Sanborn  Hon.  Chas.  A.  Willard. 

Hon.  Page  Morris. 

Mrs.  John  A.  Johnson.  Mr.  Edward  C.  Johnson. 

Mr.  Fred  W.  Johnson  and  wife.     Miss  Hattie  Johnson. 
Miss  Sullivan  and  father. 

Bishop  Lawler.  Hon.  T.  D.  O'Brien. 

Hon.  W.  S.  Hammond.  Hon.  Frank  A.  Day. 

Mr.  F.  B.  Lynch.  Hon.  L.  A.  Merritt. 

Miss  Jeanette  Lynch.  Mr.  Harvey  Grimmer. 

Andrew  O'Connor.  H.  J.  Essler. 

MEMBERS  OF  COMMISSION  WITH  THEIR  WIVES. 

Elmer  E.  Adams.  B.  F.  Nelson. 

C.  W.  Ames.  S.  B.  Nelson. 

L.  V.  Ashbaugh.  C.  D.  O'Brien. 

L.  J.  Boughner.  A.  E.  Rice. 

H.  C.  Day.  A.  L.  Sackett. 

Mrs.  C.  G.  Higbee.  Jos.  Sellwood. 

W.  H.  Hunter.  A.  C.  Weiss. 

H.  V.  Jones.  E.  H.  Whitcomb. 

C.  F.  Macdonald.  Geo.  P.  Wilson. 

D.  M.  Neill.  Theo.  Wold. 

(Detailed  report  of  the  dedication  proceedings  is  given  in  the 
appendix). 

Immediately  after  the  dedication  ceremonies  the  Commission 
met  for  a  final  session  in  the  Governor's  Room  at  the  State  Capitol. 
The  Treasurer  presented  a  report  showing  that  after  the  final  pay- 


18  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

ment  to  Mr.  O'Connor  under  the  contract  there  would  be  a  net 
balance  remaining  in  his  hands  of  $3,786.57.  It  was  unanimously- 
resolved  that  the  Secretary  be  instructed  to  prepare  and  file  with 
the  Governor  a  full  report  of  the  work  of  the  Commission,  including 
the  dedication  ceremonies,  and  that  one  thousand  copies  of  this 
report  be  printed  and  distributed  in  such  form  as  should  be  ap- 
proved by  the  Executive  Committee.  It  was  further  resolved  that 
not  exceeding  $600  of  the  fund  be  used  for  the  purchase  of  the  Pol- 
lock Album  of  Memorial  Clippings,  the  same  to  be  placed  in  the 
Minnesota  State  Historical  Society  as  a  permanent  memorial  to 
Governor  Johnson.  It  was  further  resolved  that  after  the  prepara- 
tion and  publication  of  the  Secretary's  report  and  the  filing  for  per- 
manent preservation  of  the  record  of  the  Memorial  Commission, 
as  provided  for  by  former  resolutions,  any  remaining  balance  of 
the  fund  be  expended  by  the  Executive  Committee  for  the  construc- 
tion and  erection  of  a  memorial  monument  to  Governor  Johnson  at 
St.  Peter,  acting  in  connection  with  the  St.  Peter  Memorial  Com- 
mission.   

Pursuant  to  these  instructions,  the  Secretary  opened  nego- 
tiations with  Senator  Henry  N.  Benson,  Secretary  of  the  John  A. 
Johnson  Memorial  Commission  of  St.  Peter,  and  it  was  agreed 
that  the  monument  at  St.  Peter  should  consist  of  a  replica  of  the 
O'Connor  statue  of  Johnson,  with  a  pedestal  to  be  designed  by 
Mr.  Thomas  G.  Holyoke,  of  St.  Paul.  In  February,  Mr.  Holyoke 
and  Mr.  Ames  visited  St.  Peter,  and  with  the  members  of  the 
local  Commission,  selected  as  the  site  for  the  monument,  the  two 
lots  adjoining  the  Nicollet  County  Court  House.  Mr.  Holyoke 
made  an  attractive  design  for  the  monument,  with  landscape 
gardening  surroundings,  which  will  make  of  the  land  a  sort  of 
Johnson  Memorial  Park.  The  County  Commissioners  not  only 
voted  to  dedicate  the  land  to  the  purpose,  but  assumed  the  ex- 
pense of  all  the  improvements  outside  of  the  monument  proper. 
It  was  decided  to  have  the  pedestal  made  of  the  same  Rockville 
granite  that  was  used  in  the  monument  at  St.  Paul.  The  con- 
tract for  the  granite  work  at  St.  Peter  was  let  to  Messrs.  Clark 
&  McCormack,  of  St.  Paul,  in  June,  1913.  The  replica  of  the 
O'Connor  statue  was  received  in  St.  Paul  about  the  same  time. 
At  the  present  writing,  the  work  on  the  St.  Peter  monument  is 
being  actively  prosecuted,  with  the  expectation  of  having  it  com- 


Secretary's  Final  Report  19 

pleted  and  ready  for  dedication  on  Sunday,  September  21,  1913, 
the  fourth  anniversary  of  Governor  Johnson's  death. 

I  regret  that  it  will  be  impossible  for  me  to  include  in  my  re- 
port an  account  of  these  dedication  ceremonies,  or  even  to  give 
the  program,  since  this  has  not  yet  been  determined.  I  am,  how- 
ever, printing  in  this  volume  a  copy  of  Mr.  Holyoke's  drawing, 
which  will  show  the  general  effect  of  this  second  monument  to  the 
Governor. 

In  accordance  with  the  instructions  of  the  Commission,  I  have 
purchased  from  Mr.  Robert  L.  Pollock,  for  $500,  six  volumes  of 
Editorial  Clippings,  and  deposited  them  with  the  Minnesota  State 
Historical  Society.*  This  very  remarkable  collection  includes  about 
6,000  editorial  notices  of  Johnson  (exclusive  of  news  matter)  from 
nearly  as  many  newspapers,  from  all  parts  of  the  United  States. 
They  constitute  a  monument  to  Johnson's  memory  quite  as  im- 
pressive as  any  that  could  be  erected  in  bronze  and  granite.  They 
show,  in  a  multitude  of  discriminating  eulogies,  the  profound  im- 
pression which  Johnson  made  on  the  whole  American  people,  in 
spite  of  the  fact  that  his  activities  were  almost  entirely  confined 
to  his  native  state.  Not  only  the  great  metropolitan  dailies,  but 
country  newspapers  in  remote  Southern,  Eastern  and  Western 
towns,  praised  Johnson's  character  and  ability  in  the  highest 
terms,  and  expressed  the  universal  feeling  of  public  loss  in  his  un- 
timely death.  This  record  of  his  universal  popularity  will  show 
that  there  was  solid  foundation  for  the  expectation  of  a  greater 
political  future  in  store  for  him  had  his  life  been  spared  for  ten  or 
twenty  years  longer. 

* 

^^t  Minntfiota  J^isitovital  ^octetp 

St.  Paul,  Minn.,  July  10,  1913. 
Mr.  Charles  W.  Ames, 
Secretary  of  the  John  A.  Johnson  Memorial  Commission, 
St.  Paul,  Minn. 
Dear  Sir: — 

Please  accept  my  thanks,  in  the  name  of  this  Society,  to  you  and  the  Memorial  Commis- 
sion, for  your  depositing  in  this  Library  the  six  large  quarto  scrap-books  of  newspaper  clippings 
relating  to  Governor  Johnson.  These  have  been  sent  to  this  Library  by  Mr.  Robert  L.  Pollock, 
of  Minneapolis,  under  whose  direction  these  clippings  were  collected,  and  preserved  in  these 
fine  books  during  the  weeks  immediately  following  Governor  Johnson's  death.  The  books 
are  so  notable  as  records  of  a  great  citizen  of  Minnesota  and  the  United  States  that  we  plan  to 
place  them  in  specially-made  pasteboard  boxes,  to  be  then  supplied  to  any  readers  wishing  to 
examine  them.  Very  respectfully, 

Warren  Upham,  Secretary. 


20  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

I  have  also  secured  for  deposit  in  the  Historical  Society  a  mov- 
ing picture  film  of  the  ceremonies  at  the  dedication  of  the  monu- 
ment at  St.  Paul.  This  was  made  possible  by  the  courtesy  of  Mr. 
Edw.  F.  Seavolt,  who  took  the  motion  pictures,  and  who  wrote 
in  this  connection:  "This  is  a  valuable  matter  of  record,  and  your 
Society  is  the  first  in  the  Northwest  to  avail  itself  of  this  method 
of  preserving  for  all  time  to  come  an  animated  photographic  record 
of  an  interesting  historical  event."  The  film  is  360  feet  in  length, 
and  covers  the  occasion  quite  fully.  It  is  assembled  and  ready  to 
put  on  the  reel  for  exhibition,  and  can  be  shown  to  the  public  from 
time  to  time  with  the  permission  of  the  Historical  Society. 

Finally,  I  have  deposited  with  the  Historical  Society  the  records 
of  this  Commission  as  follows: 

1.  A  large  volume  containing  lists  of  about  75,000 
contributors  to  the  Memorial  fund,  indexed  alphabeti- 
cally by  localities. 

2.  One  volume  containing  the  articles  of  organiza- 
tion and  minutes  of  the  Commission,  the  correspondence 
and  contracts  with  the  sculptor  of  the  monument,  Andrew 
O'Connor,  the  Secretary's  and  Treasurer's  reports,  circu- 
lars issued  by  the  Commission,  and  correspondence  relat- 
ing to  the  St.  Peter  monument. 

3.  A  volume  of  the  Secretary's  correspondence  with 
the  Commissioners  and  the  Treasurer. 

4.  A  volume  of  the  Secretary's  correspondence  with 
sculptors,  with  newspapers,  and  miscellaneous  cor- 
respondents. 

5.  Four  volumes  of  newspaper  clippings,  relating  to 
the  appointment  of  the  Commission,  the  raising  of  the 
funds,  and  the  completion  and  dedication  of  the  monu- 
ments. 

The  Treasurer  of  the  Commission,  Mr.  B.  F.  Nelson,  besides 
his  faithful  services  as  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
has  been  a  painstaking  custodian  of  the  memorial  fund.  Mr. 
Nelson's  reports  are  given  in  Appendix  V.  His  final  report  shows 
that  to  the  original  fund  of  $24,349.07,  $1,797.80  was  added  by 
interest,  making  the  total  amount  available  $26,146.87.  Of  this, 
$21,500  was  paid  to  Mr.  O'Connor  for  the  monument  at  St.  Paul, 
$100  was  paid  to  Mr.  Paul  Manship  for  the  use  of  his  death  mask 
of  Johnson,  the  expenses  of  unveiling  were  $281,  making  the  total 


Secretary's  Final  Report  21 

cost  of  the  monument  $21,881.  Five  hundred  dollars  was  given 
for  the  Pollock  Albums,  $95  for  other  newspaper  clippings  and 
$36  for  the  moving  picture  film.  The  cost  of  printing  and  dis- 
tributing 1,000  copies  of  the  present  report  is  estimated  to  be  $750. 
The  total  expenses  of  the  Commission  of  all  kinds,  including 
stationery,  postage,  bookkeeping,  clerical  and  stenographic  assis- 
tance, and  other  incidentals,  collecting  newspaper  clippings  and 
binding  them  and  other  documents,  will  be  something  less  than 
$1,000,  and  it  is  estimated  that  about  $2,000  will  be  left  toward 
the  cost  of  the  monument  at  St.  Peter.  Not  a  dollar  of  the 
Memorial  fund  has  been  spent  for  salaries  to  any  person  connected 

with  the  Commission. 

CHARLES  W.  AMES, 
Secetary,  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission. 


22  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 


Appendix  I 

Report  of  the  Dedication  Ceremonies  of  the  Governor  John 

Albert  Johnson  Monument,  at  St.  Paul.    Unveiled 

on  Saturday,  October  19,  1912 

CIRCULAR  TO  NEWSPAPERS 

St.  Paul,  October  12,  1912. 

The  Johnson  Memorial  Commission,  which  was  appointed  by  Governor 
Eberhart  shortly  after  the  death  of  Governor  John  A.  Johnson,  announces  the 
approaching  completion  of  its  work.  It  will  be  remembered  that  a  State-wide 
movement  to  collect  funds  for  a  memorial  was  conducted  through  the  newspapers 
of  the  entire  State  in  1909.  Individual  contributions  were  limited  to  one  dollar. 
The  result  was  the  collection  of  a  fund  of  nearly  $25,000,  representing  prob- 
ably nearly  100,000  individual  contributors.  A  larger  fund  could  have  very  easily 
been  raised  by  removing  the  limitation  as  to  the  amount,  as  there  were  many  men 
in  the  State  who  would  have  been  glad  to  give  larger  sums  for  that  purpose,  but  it 
was  felt  that  a  governor  like  John  A.  Johnson  could  best  be  honored  by  a  general 
movement  in  which  the  people  as  a  whole  would  have  equal  share. 

The  fund  was  closed  on  Nov.  27,  1909;  and  the  Commission,  which  con- 
sists of  twenty  members  from  different  parts  of  the  State,  engaged  Mr.  Andrew 
O'Connor,  a  celebrated  American  sculptor  now  working  in  Paris,  to  design  the 
monument.  The  work  has  been  completed,  the  statues  have  been  shipped  from 
France,  and  arrangements  are  now  made  for  the  formal  dedication  of  the  monu- 
ment to  take  place  on  the  afternoon  of  October  19th  at  the  grounds  of  the  State 
Capitol  in  St.  Paul. 

The  memorial  will  consist  of  a  bronze  statue  of  Governor  Johnson,  of  heroic 
size,  mounted  on  a  pedestal  of  Minnesota  granite,  with  four  supporting  statues 
on  the  sides,  representing  the  miner,  the  timber  cruiser,  the  farmer  and  the  smith, 
to  typify  the  four  leading  industries  of  Minnesota.  The  monument  will  be 
placed  on  the  grass  plot  at  the  entrance  to  the  State  Capitol  where  Johnson  served 
the  State  for  three  memorable  terms. 

The  dedication  ceremonies,  which  will  begin  at  half  past  two  on  October  19th, 
will  include  an  invocation  by  Bishop  Lawler;  the  unveiling  of  the  monument  by 
Miss  Jeanette  Lynch,  the  daughter  of  Hon.  F.  B.  Lynch;  the  presentation  of 
the  monument  by  President  C.  D.  O'Brien  of  the  Memorial  Commission;  its  ac- 
ceptance by  Governor  Eberhart;  and  an  address  by  Hon.  W.  S.  Hammond  of 
St.  James,  who  twice  nominated  Johnson  for  the  governorship  and  once  for  the 
presidency  of  the  United  States.  There  will  be  music  by  the  First  Battalion 
Band  of  the  Minnesota  National  Guards.  Among  those  invited  to  sit  on  the 
platform  during  the  dedication  ceremonies  are  Mrs.  John  A.  Johnson;  Members 
of  the  Commission;  the  Governor  and  his  Staff;  the  Mayors  of  St.  Paul,  Minne- 
apolis, Duluth  and  St.  Peter;  the  United  States  Senators  and  Members  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  from  Minnesota;  the  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court;  the 
Judges  of  the  Federal  Courts  of  the  State;  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor  and  several 
others. 


THE  MINER  AND  THE  SMITH. 

Detail  from  the  Johnson  Memorial  Monument,  representing  the  industries  of  the  State. 

Andrew  O'Connor,  Sculptor. 


Appendix  I  '  23 

A  general  invitation  is,  of  course,  extended  to  everybody  to  be  present  at 
the  dedication  ceremonies,  to  do  honor  to  the  distinguished  son  of  Minnesota, 
whose  fame  extended  throughout  the  entire  country,  and  whose  memory  is  still 
green  in  the  State.  Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 

UNVEILING  OF  JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  MONUMENT 

AT  STATE  CAPITOL 

St.  Paul,  Minnessta,  October  19,  1912,  at  2:30  P.  M. 

C.  W.  Ames: 
His  grace.  Bishop  Lawler,  who  was  for  six  years  the  chaplain  of  Governor 
Johnson,  will  invoke  the  blessing  of  God  upon  our  enterprise. 

Bishop  Lawler: 

We  pray  Thee,  oh  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  to  look  down  benignly  on  the 
work  which  we  accomplish  here  today.  We  erect  this  monument  to  the  illustrious 
son  of  our  State  in  the  hope  that  it  may  perpetuate  his  deeds,  and  that  it  may 
stimulate  others  to  emulate  his  example  in  aiming  at  the  highest  in  civil  life. 

We  thank  Thee,  oh  Heavenly  Father,  for  having  raised  up  among  us  this 
noble  type  of  citizenship,  whose  career  will  ever  be  an  inspiration  to  all  those 
whose  life  is  cast  in  the  hardships,  privations  and  difficulties  of  civil  life.  Arouse 
in  us,  O  Lord,  some  measure  of  the  sublime  courage  with  which  he  faced  ad- 
versity; and  move  us  to  sustain  the  warfare  against  evil  in  which  he  was  no  weak 
or  vacillating  character. 

May  this  enduring  memorial  tell  of  his  qualities  and  achievements  to  all 
future  generations  down  to  the  latest  day,  and  may  it  be  a  beacon  to  them  of 
patriotic  duty,  of  unswerving  devotion  to  lofty  ideals  in  the  conduct  of  civil 
government.     Amen. 

Miss  Jeanette  Lynch  then  pulled  the  cord  which  unveiled  the  monument. 

(Music.    "My  Country,  Tis  of  Thee.") 

C.   W.   Ames: 
The  Hon.  C.  D.  O'Brien,  the  President  of  the  Johnson  Memorial  Commission, 
will  present  this  monument  to  the  State,  in  behalf  of  the  Commission.     It  will  be 
accepted  by  his  excellency.  Governor  Eberhart,  in  behalf  of  the  State. 

Hon.  C.   D.  O'Brien: 

Governor  Eberhart,  on  behalf  of  the  Johnson  Memorial  Commission,  and  in 
fulfillment  of  the  duties  imposed  upon  us  by  your  appointment  of  that  body; 

We  present  to  you,  and  through  you,  to  the  people  of  Minnesota,  this  mem- 
orial statue  of  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson. 

This  memorial  has  been  provided  by  the  contributions  of  the  people  of  this 
State,  and,  as  they  were  limited  to  a  maximum  of  one  dollar  from  each  individual, 
they  represent  the  donations  of  many  thousands  of  our  citizens,  who  have  given 
to  this  evidence  of  their  regard  for  Governor  Johnson,  irrespective  of  their  politi- 
cal affiliations. 

It  therefore  represents  the  expression  of  esteem  and  affection  of  all  of  our 
people,  for  their  friend  and  fellow  citizen. 


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We  believe  that  such  an  expression  of  regard  and  reverence  to  the  memory 
of  any  public  officer,  is  unique  and  unprecedented,  in  the  scope  and  method  of 
expression. 

It  is  not  within  the  radius  of  my  duties  to  speak  in  detail  of  the  man,  whose 
life  and  public  services  are  so  properly  honored.  He  well  deserved  all  of  it,  and 
more. 

That  will  be  done  by  lips  more  eloquent  than  mine. 

The  members  of  this  Commission,  honored  in  their  appointment  by  you, 
have  sought  to  bring  to  the  fulfillment  of  their  duties  the  best  that  each  of  them 
is  capable  of.  They  have  felt  and  appreciated  the  high  trust  that  you  have  re- 
posed in  them. 

It  is  no  light  enterprise  to  undertake  to  express,  in  enduring  terms,  the  love 
and  esteem  in  which  all  of  our  people  held  our  late  Governor,  or  to  formulate  in 
that  form  how  completely  he  deserved,  and  was  entitled  to,  such  high  regard. 

We  believed  that  it  could  best  be  done  in  a  statue  of  himself,  supported  by 
figures  emblematical  of  our  State. 

This,  through  the  wonderful  genius  of  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor,  the  sculptor 
whom  we  so  fortunately  secured,  we  believe  we  have  done,  and  that,  in  a  likeness 
so  startling  in  its  power  and  fidelity  all  of  our  people  will  be  enabled  to  trace  the 
well  known  features  of  the  friend  they  loved  so  well. 

And  so  long  as  bronze  and  granite  can  endure,  this  statue  will  stand  in 
front  of  our  fair,  white  Capitol,  a  stately  and  permanent  expression  of  the  ap- 
preciation of  the  people  of  the  State  of  Minnesota  for  their  first  native  born  Gover- 
nor, for  their  true  and  loving  friend,  and  for  their  good  and  faithful  servant. 

A  full  and  detailed  report  of  the  action  of  the  Commission  will  be  filed  with 
you,  by  our  Secretary,  Mr.  C.  W.  Ames,  for  the  information  of  the  contributors, 
and  the  public. 

Governor  Eberhart: 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Members  of  the  Commission: — 

On  behalf  of  the  people  of  the  State  of  Minnesota,  I  take  great  pleasure  in 
accepting  this  memorial  statue  of  Governor  Johnson.  Every  step  towards  the 
heights  of  progress  is  hallowed  by  the  memories  of  some  benefactor  whose  influence 
for  good  has  made  us  all  purer,  stronger  and  better,  and  among  them  all  no 
one  stands  out  in  a  clearer  light  than  Governor  Johnson.  The  people  of  Minne- 
sota appreciate  good  service.  When  the  remains  of  Governor  Johnson  were  lying 
in  state  at  the  Capitol,  more  than  60,000  passed  through  the  building  with  bowed 
heads  paying  their  last  tribute  of  love  and  respect  to  the  man  they  loved.  Again 
this  magnificent  gathering  from  all  sections  of  Minnesota  is  a  further  indication 
of  the  fact  that  Governor  Johnson  still  lives  in  the  hearts  of  the  people  of  Min- 
nesota. This  memorial  statue  of  granite  and  bronze  shall  crumble  and  decay, 
but  his  memory  will  still  live  until  the  gathering  shadows  of  time  have  collected 
into  the  night  that  precedes  the  dawn  of  Eternity.  Governor  Johnson  drew  unto 
himself  the  most  loyal  friends,  most  of  whom  it  has  been  my  fortune  to  inherit, 
and  they  have  been  as  loyal  to  me  as  they  were  to  him. 

I  accept  this  memorial  statue  in  behalf  of  every  boy  and  girl  in  Minnesota,  to 
whom  Governor  Johnson  is  alike  an  inspiration  and  a  benediction,  and  I  accept 


THE  TIMBER  CRUISER  AND  THE  FARMER. 

Detail  from  the  Johnson  Memorial  Monument,  representing  the  industries  of  the  State. 

Andrew  O'Connor,  Sculptor. 


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it  on  behalf  of  every  public  servant  of  the  State  that  like  him  they  may  dedicate 
and  consecrate  their  lives  to  the  service  of  the  people  of  Minnesota.  Governor 
Johnson  is  a  true  type  of  the  West,  and  while  his  memory  will  be  cherished 
everywhere,  Minnesota  shall  always  mourn  the  untimely  death  of  her  most 
distinguished  son. 

"Out  where  the  hand-clasp  is  a  little  stronger, 
Out  where  the  smile  dwells  a  little  longer, 
That's  where  his  memory  lives. 
Out  where  the  sun  is  a  little  brighter, 
Where  the  snow  that  falls  is  a  trifle  whiter, 
Where  the  bonds  of  home  are  a  wee  bit  tighter. 
That's  where  the  memory  of  Johnson  lives. 

"Out  where  the  skies  are  a  trifle  bluer, 
Out  where  friendships  a  little  truer. 
That's  where  his  memory  lives. 
Out   where  a  fresher  breeze  is  blowing. 
Where  there's  laughter  in  every  streamlet  flowing, 
Where  there's  more  of  reaping  and  less  of  sowing, 
That's  where  the  memory  of  Johnson  lives. 

"Out  where  the  world  is  in  the  making. 
Where  fewer  hearts  from  despair  are  aching, 
That's  where  his  memory  lives. 
Where  there's  more  of  singing  and  less  of  sighing. 
Where  there's  more  of  giving  and  less  of  buying, 
Where  a  man  makes  friends  without  half  trying, 
That's  where  the  memory  of  Johnson  lives." 

Gentlemen  of  the  Commission,  you  have  performed  your  work  splendidly. 
Accept  my  thanks  on  behalf  of  the  people  of  the  State.    (Applause.) 

(Music:  "Hearts  and  Flowers.") 

C.  W.  Ames: 

In  behalf  of  the  Commission  I  wish  to  express  our  sincere  regret 
that  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor,  the  sculptor  to  whose  genius,  to  whose  artistic 
imagination  and  skilful  hand,  we  owe  the  design  and  the  execution  of  this  monu- 
ment, is  unable  to  participate  in  the  exercises  of  the  dedication  by  reason  of  ill- 
ness. 

The  Hon.  Winfield  Scott  Hammond  had  the  great  honor  of  nominating  John 
Albert  Johnson  three  times  for  high  office,  twice  for  the  office  of  governor  of  the  State, 
and  once  for  that  higher  office  to  which  Governor  Johnson  might  well  have  as- 
pired if  an  all-wise  Providence  had  spared  him  to  his  country.  The  Commission 
therefore  felt  that  it  was  peculiarly  fitting  that  Mr.  Hammond  should  be  invited 
to  give  the  dedication  address  of  the  monument. 

W.  S.  Hammond: 

We  are  assembled  to  honor  in  a  fitting  manner  a  good  man  and  to  unveil 
his  statue.  The  commonwealth  of  Minnesota  is  not  old.  It  has  lived  but  a  few 
years  more  than  half  a  century,  yet  in  that  period  it  has,  in  the  steady  course  of 
its  development,  passed  through  many  changes.  The  sparsely  peopled  frontier 
of  yesterday  has  become  the  thickly  settled  region  of  today.  The  school  house, 
the  library  and  the  church  stand  where  were  formerly  the  fort,  the  wigwam  and 


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the  log  cabin.  Large  cities  have  been  built  where  the  rude  trading  posts  were 
located  and  the  waving  grain  and  the  tasseled  corn  cheer  the  husbandman  where 
once  the  wild  flowers  delighted  his  eye  or  the  fierce  prairie  fire,  in  its  consuming 
wrath,  swept  all  from  its  pathway. 

So  great  a  transformation,  so  magnificent  a  development  and  so  rapid  a 
growth  could  not  have  taken  place,  were  it  not  for  the  presence  of  a  striving, 
strong  and  energetic  population,  full  of  hope  and  confident  of  the  future,  resolute 
and  persevering  men,  brave  and  unselfish  women. 

Of  such  a  people  there  must  needs  be  born  strong  and  able  men,  and  the  com- 
paratively short  history  of  Minnesota  is  adorned  with  the  names  of  her  illustrious 
sons  who  have  held  distinguished  places  in  all  the  many  lines  of  human  endeavor. 
It  is  honor,  a  great  honor,  for  one  to  have  a  place  in  the  list  of  eminent  men  and 
eminent  women  identified  with  the  history  and  development  of  the  State  of  Min- 
nesota and  to  obtain  a  prominent  place  in  so  distinguished  a  list  is  a  great  and 
illustrious  achievement. 

John  Albert  Johnson,  whose  statue  is  unveiled  today,  was  born  in  Minne- 
sota but  a  few  years  after  it  was  made  a  state.    He  grew  up  in  it  and  with  it. 

His  parents  came  from  Sweden.  The  America  they  knew,  the  America  they 
loved,  was  the  America  they  learned  about  in  this  State.  Here  they  were  married 
and  here  their  children  were  born.  They  experienced  all  the  hardships  common 
to  those  who  live  on  the  frontier.  They  toiled  through  the  long  and  weary  hours 
of  the  day  for  a  bar^  subsistence.  Their  pleasures  were  in  anticipation  of  brighter 
and  better  days  in  the  future.  They  could  give  to  their  children  few  of  the  com- 
forts and  few  of  the  advantages  that  we  deem  necessary  for  the  children  of  today. 
The  commonest  of  food,  the  humblest  shelter  and  little  clothing  were  necessarily 
all  the  boy  could  have.  Cold  as  were  the  winter  days,  biting  as  were  the  icy  winds 
of  the  northwest,  the  future  governor  of  Minnesota  had  no  overcoat  to  protect 
himself  from  them  until  he  had  reached  his  fourteenth  year.  The  privations  and 
the  sufferings  of  his  youth  gave  him,  however,  that  intimate  acquaintanceship 
with  poverty  and  sorrow  that  made  him  appreciative  of  modest  prosperity  and 
in  sympathy  with  the  toiling  poor.  It  is  said  his  great  heart  went  out  to  the  un- 
fortunate and  the  indigent.  It  was  because  he  knew  them;  he  had  been  of  them; 
their  griefs  he  had  experienced;  their  hopes  he  had  known.  Their  loves,  their 
joys,  their  sorrows,  were  loves  and  joys  and  sorrows  with  which  he  had  been  fa- 
miliar. He  knew  that  strong  and  honest  hearts  beat  beneath  ragged  jackets  and 
that  love  of  God  and  neighbor  and  country  were  the  dearest  possessions  of  those 
who  had  little  of  the  world's  wealth.  He  learned  that  some  of  the  choicest  spirits, 
some  of  the  purest  minds  and  some  of  the  greatest  hearts  were  among  those  to 
whom  wealth  and  power  and  station  were  unknown.  He  learned  to  prize  the 
value  of  American  citizenship  and  to  rejoice  in  the  freedom  and  the  liberty  en- 
joyed by  the  people  of  the  United  States.  Scott  said,  "It  must  be  generally  al- 
lowed that  men  of  property  who  have  much  to  lose  are  more  likely  to  submit  to 
tyranny  and  invasion  than  the  poor  peasant  who  has  but  his  knife  and  his  mantle 
and  whose  whole  wealth  is  his  individual  share  in  the  freedom  and  independence 
of  the  nation."  The  boy  destined  to  become  the  governor  of  this  magnificent 
commonwealth  had  a  hard  and  rigorous  training  but,  perhaps,  a  training  that  fitted 


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him  to  discharge  faithfully  and  well  the  duties  of  his  office,  mindful  of  the  interest 
and  the  rightful  privileges  of  the  rich  and  great  and  also  of  the  rights  and  proper 
demands  of  the  less  fortunate. 

Today  we  have  a  splendid  school  system  and,  in  nearly  all  our  cities  and  vil- 
lages, free  public  libraries,  so  that  the  energetic  and  ambitious  young  man  or  woman 
has  opportunity,  if  he  will  but  avail  himself  of  it,  to  acquaint  himself  with  the 
choicest  literature  of  the  ages.  But  the  ease  with  which  a  thing  may  be  obtained 
often  drives  away  the  desire  to  obtain  it.  The  future  governor  had  few  books  to 
read,  but  the  few  he  had  were  good  books,  and  each  one,  when  discovered  by  him, 
was  a  treasure.  The  delivery  boy,  the  chore  boy  and  the  store  clerk  found  time, 
when  the  labors  of  the  day  were  over,  to  read  the  plays  of  the  world's  greatest 
dramatist,  the  verses  of  the  world's  greatest  poets  and  the  narrations  of  the  great 
historians.  He  read  and  learned  the  passages  that  captured  his  fancy,  declaiming 
them  for  his  own  pleasure  and  the  entertainment  of  those  he  might  induce  to 
listen  to  him.  He  did  not  know  he  was  preparing  himself  to  meet  great  audiences 
and  to  present  to  them  political  and  economic  questions  in  manner  both  pleasing 
and  convincing. 

What  wonderful  possibilities  lie  in  the  young  boy  or  the  young  girl!  The 
barefooted  lad  running  the  trifling  errand  may  be  the  one  who,  in  later  years,  will 
carry  with  him  a  great  concourse  of  people  by  his  eloquence  and  masterly  logic. 
He  may  put  brush  to  the  canvas  or  chisel  to  the  stone  and  produce  the  master- 
piece of  a  genius;  he  may  command  great  battalions  on  the  battlefield  or  fleets  of 
iron  ships  upon  the  sea;  he  may  found  or  establish  great  institutions  of  learning  or 
of  scientific  research ;  he  may  point  the  way  the  steel  rails  are  to  be  laid  and  direct 
the  commerce  of  a  nation. 

A  tall,  rather  awkward  boy,  reared  in  poverty  and  obscurity,  became  one  of 
the  greatest  and  best  loved  governors  of  Minnesota. 

One  might  write  a  brief  history  of  Governor  Johnson,  omitting  the  names  of 
persons  and  places,  and  a  reader  of  it  would  be  warranted  in  believing  he  was  read- 
ing of  the  immortal  Lincoln.  The  humble  parentage;  the  poverty;  the  frontier 
life;  the  little  schooling;  the  love  of  books;  the  store  clerk;  the  solitary  student 
reading  through  the  long  hours  of  the  night;  the  declaimer;  the  story  teller;  the 
good-natured  youngster  loving  honest  sport;  the  early  love  of  politics;  the  military 
life;  the  unsuccessful  political  campaign;  the  warm  personal  friendships;  the  po- 
litical speeches;  the  selection  for  high  office;  a  wonderful  speech  in  the  East;  a 
national  reputation;  a  prospective  candidate  for  the  presidency;  the  great  big 
heart;  the  sympathetic  nature;  the  tall  stature;  the  strong  face  with  a  touch  of 
sadness  in  it;  it  is  like  Lincoln,  omitting  all  reference  to  the  country  lawyer; 
it  is  like  Johnson,  omitting  all  reference  to  the  country  editor. 

The  editor  of  a  newspaper  wields  great  influence  in  the  territory  in  which 
it  is  read.  His  views  are  generally  accepted  as  the  sentiment  of  the  community 
in  which  he  lives.  He  chronicles  the  greater  events  and  the  minor  happenings 
of  interest  to  his  readers.  He  learns  the  opinions  of  all  classes  upon  the  subjects 
most  discussed  and  considered.  He  is  often  a  critic,  often  an  advocate  and  al- 
ways in  touch  with  the  people  about  him.  He  frequently  meets  the  publishers  and 
editors  of  other  newspapers  and  through  exchanges  and  these  meetings  he  be- 


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comes  acquainted  with  them  and  they  begin  to  know  him.  Before  Governor 
Johnson  was  elected  State  senator  he  was  well  and  favorably  known  by  the  news- 
paper men  in  the  State,  and  through  them,  to  a  greater  or  less  degree,  to  the 
people  of  the  entire  commonwealth.  More  than  once  shrewd  political  observers 
saw  in  him  an  ideal  candidate  for  governor;  and  no  doubt  he  familiarized  him- 
self with  the  political  situation.  It  is  unnecessary  to  explain  the  political  condi- 
tions preceding  the  campaign  of  1904,  or  to  set  out  the  reasons  for  the  belief  that 
the  candidate  of  the  minority  party  might  be  successful  in  that  campaign.  It  is 
enough  to  say  that  of  all  the  good  and  able  men  of  that  party,  John  Albert  Johnson 
was  selected  unanimously  its  leader;  but  it  is  proper  to  add  that  the  one  thing 
that  more  than  any  other  thing  contributed  to  his  victory  never  entered  into 
his  or  his  friends'  calculations.  He  was  known  to  be  a  genial  man,  of  winning 
personality,  honest  and  straightforward,  a  gentleman  in  every  sense  of  the  word ; 
a  good  speaker,  entertaining  and  attractive,  of  tolerably  wide  acquaintance,  suc- 
cessful in  his  chosen  vocation,  capable,  and  not  without  experience  in  State  af- 
fairs, a  native  of  the  State  of  Minnesota  and,  if  elected,  the  first  governor  of  Min- 
nesota born  within  the  State.  All  these  things  suggested  themselves  to  those  who 
urged  his  candidacy.  His  nomination  might  also  be  pleasing  to  a  great  number 
of  people,  who,  like  his  parents,  had  come  from  across  the  seas  to  find  a  home 
on  our  western  prairies  and  who  would  naturally  rejoice  in  the  honor  bestowed 
upon  one  of  the  same  racial  stock.  When  the  Democratic  candidate  began  mak- 
ing his  campaign  speeches  he  made  a  very  favorable  impression.  He  had  a  good 
presence,  a  rich,  deep  voice,  was  witty  and  entertaining.  But  perhaps,  when  it 
is  said  that  he  was  well  liked  and  created  the  impression  that  he  was  big  enough 
and  good  enough  for  the  place  he  sought,  the  general  effect  of  his  earliest  campaign 
speeches  is  correctly  stated. 

But  early  in  that  campaign  publicity  was  given  to  statements  reflecting  to 
some  degree  upon  the  candidate  and  laying  bare  the  weaknesses  of  his  father. 
Nothing  so  dangerous,  they  say,  as  a  half  truth,  and  had  not  this  half  truth, 
while  being  circulated,  brought  out  the  whole  truth,  the  result  of  the  campaign 
of  1904  might  have  been  entirely  different.  When,  however,  the  whole  truth  was 
made  public  and  the  people  saw  in  this  cultured  man  the  youth  who  gave  up  his 
schooling  that  he  might  work  with  and  for  his  mother;  who  worked  long  hours 
for  small  wages  and  hastened  to  put  his  little  earnings  in  his  mother's  hands;  who 
found  his  first  great  happiness  and  joy  of  heart  in  an  announcement  he  made  to 
her  that  his  wages  had  been  raised  so  that  she  need  no  longer  work  so  hard ;  who 
assumed  a  man's  labor  when  a  mere  lad;  who  went  about  his  work  cheerfully  and 
met  all  difficulties  with  a  smile;  who  never  lost  heart;  who  was  always  loyal  and 
true  to  her  who  gave  him  birth;  when  they  heard  the  whole,  sad,  pitiful  story, 
John  Albert  Johnson  became  more  than  a  candidate  for  a  high  office.  This  is 
the  thing  undreamed  of  by  the  shrewdest  politicians;  this  is  the  thing  that  drew 
the  people  to  Governor  Johnson  and  to  this  may  his  first  great  victory  be  attrib- 
uted. The  unfolding  of  the  story  of  his  life  and  his  struggles,  to  those  who  saw 
and  admired  the  man,  made  him  a  hero  as  well  as  a  candidate. 

His  plurality  was  not  large,  less  than  eight  thousand,  but  he  was  elected  Gov- 
ernor of  the  State  of  Minnesota. 


Appendix  I  29 

There  is  in  every  human  being  latent  strength,  strength  and  power  unsus- 
pected by  him  who  possesses  them  and  unknown  to  his  most  intimate  friends. 
If  not  cultivated  and  developed  they  remain  hidden  forever.  Circumstances 
may  cause  them  to  appear  early,  but  they  may  be  hidden  until  the  evening  of 
life.  Some  change  of  condition  or  great  emergency  may  awaken  in  an  instant 
these  dormant  powers,  and  individuals,  heretofore  unobserved,  may  be  great 
enough  and  strong  enough  to  change  the  policy  of  a  state  or,  perhaps,  the  course 
of  a  nation: 

"The  applause  of  listening  senates  to  command, 
The  threats  of  pain  and  ruin  to  despise, 
To  scatter  plenty  o'er  a  smiling  land, 
And  read  their  history  in  a  nation's  eyes." 

This  is  not  the  place  to  discuss  the  political  aspects  of  Governor  Johnson's 
administrations.  Legislative  measures  and  State  policies  he  favored,  as  well 
as  many  he  opposed,  are  still  subjects  of  controversy  and  consideration  in  this 
commonwealth.  What  he  has  contributed  to  the  general  wealth  of  information 
and  argument  concerning  them,  as  well  as  the  influence  and  prestige  of  his  great 
name,  are  still  factors  in  the  deliberation  of  the  people  who  will,  in  the  end,  de- 
cide them. 

But  it  may  be  generally  said  that  Governor  Johnson's  policies  and  adminis- 
trative acts  indicated  broadness  of  view  and  accuracy  of  judgment,  and,  in  addition 
to  these  things,  a  sense  of  the  relative  importance  of  policies,  legislative  measures 
and  official  acts  that  seemingly  directed  him  to  press  hard  upon  the  few  that  were 
really  of  great  importance  and  pass  lightly  over  those  that  were  of  minor  signifi- 
cance. This  sense,  closely  allied  to  genius,  was  especially  pronounced  in  Gover- 
nor Johnson,  and  it  is  a  faculty  that  means  much  to  him  who  has  it.  There  is 
a  limit  to  human  effort  beyond  which,  no  matter  how  great  the  need,  it  cannot  go. 
Hence  the  necessity  for  concentrated  endeavor  for  the  achievement  of  a  great 
result.  Effort  widely  distributed  is  necessarily  weaker  at  a  given  point  than  it 
would  be  if  specially  directed  to  that  point.  A  man  or  woman  with  a  single  aim 
or  purpose  who  can  put  aside  other  things  of  lesser  moment  and  devote  himself 
to  the  one  important  thing  will,  generally  speaking,  accomplish  the  most. 

America  has  produced  a  great  many  brilliant  men  and,  indeed,  in  every  com- 
munity may  be  found  one  who  is  conspicuous  by  his  proficiency  in  some  certain 
direction.  He  surpasses  his  fellows  as  an  orator,  or  as  a  singer.  He  may  be  the 
keenest  debater  or  the  wittiest  person  in  his  vicinity.  He  may  be  a  profound 
student  or  a  distinguished  linguist.  He  may  fashion  from  the  rudest  materials 
a  beautiful  object.  He  may  stand  pre-eminent  in  any  one  of  many  accomplish- 
ments and,  of  course,  he  may  develop  the  talents  he  possesses  so  as  ta  become  a 
master,  a  specialist,  one  of  the  world's  greatest.  Yet,  one  need  not  be  a  specialist 
to  be  a  great  man.  Thousands  are  honest,  or  generous,  or  broad  minded,  or  cour- 
ageous, or  reliable,  or  possessed  of  good  judgment;  qualities  common  to  all  men 
and  women  in  a  greater  or  less  degree.  Yet  an  individual  who  is  not  brilliant  but 
has  these  abilities,  quaUties  and  virtues  that,  fortunately,  are  not  rare,  may  be 
truly  a  great  man.  Governor  Johnson  was  a  brilliant  man,  a  charming  conver- 
sationalist and  a  magnetic  speaker,  but  the  high  position  he  attained  was  not  due 
to  his  brilliancy  but  rather  to  his  possession  in  a  large  degree  of  the  abilities  and 


30  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

virtues  common  to  all  but  rarely  found  harmoniously  combined  in  a  single  per- 
son. And  especially  was  he  gifted  with  that  power  of  discernment  and  good 
judgment  that  made  him  unlikely  to  mistake  the  character  of  men  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact  or  the  value  of  proposals  and  propositions  connected  with  public 
affairs  to  which  his  attention  was  directed. 

His  second  election  as  governor  of  Minnesota  indicated  the  confidence  the 
people  of  the  State  had  in  him.  The  candidate  of  the  minority  party,  he  was 
elected  by  the  greatest  plurality  ever  received  by  a  gubernatorial  candidate.  His 
political  success  awakened  a  national  interest  in  the  man  who,  in  a  comparatively 
short  time,  had  made  himself  the  leader  of  his  party  in  Minnesota.  This  led  to 
a  wider  acquaintanceship  throughout  the  country.  Those  who  met  him  and 
those  who  listened  to  his  addresses  were  attracted  by  his  genuine  sincerity  and 
earnestness  and  pleased  with  his  unfailing  courtesy.  His  name  was  mentioned 
as  a  likely  candidate  for  President  of  the  United  States.  True,  his  experience 
as  a  public  official  was  limited.  So  it  was  with  Lincoln,  and  yet  he  was  elected 
president  and,  save  the  immortal  Washington,  was  the  greatest.  The  respon- 
sibilities of  position  call  out  the  best  in  him  who  holds  it.  Many  doubted  the 
ability  of  Lincoln  to  deal  with  the  situation  in  1860,  but  now  the  doubt  is  if  there 
was  another  person  who  could  have  dealt  so  well  with  that  situation  as  he  did. 
When  he  was  a  merchant  in  St.  Louis  one  might,  with  good  reason,  have  questioned 
the  fitness  of  General  Grant  to  command  great  armies,  but  there  was  no  question 
about  it  in  1865.  Some  men  have  the  habit  of  making  good  in  all  things  they 
undertake.  Governor  Johnson  made  good  as  an  editor,  as  a  State  legislator,  as 
a  governor  and  had  he  lived  and  been  elected  President  of  the  United  States 
there  is  no  doubt  in  my  mind  but  that  he  would  have  been  as  good  a  president  as 
he  was  a  governor. 

Governor  Johnson's  third  election  was  but  an  added  tribute  to  his  worth  and 
his  popularity.  He  served  but  nine  months  of  the  term  for  which  he  was  chosen 
and  was  the  first  governor  of  Minnesota  who  died  while  holding  that  distinguished 
office. 

The  spirit  of  this  man  and  his  conception  of  the  duty  the  public  officer  owes 
to  the  sovereign  people  are  to  be  seen  in  a  portion  of  his  first  message  to  the 
State  legislature: 

"We  are  assembled  today  in  the  new  Capitol  of  the  State.  This  splendid  edi- 
fice is  a  monument  to  the  energy,  prosperity  and  culture  of  our  people.  What- 
ever opposition  may  have  existed  to  its  erection  in  the  past,  the  people  are  now 
proud  that  its  gleaming  dome  overlooks  the  capital  city  of  our  beloved  State. 
The  building  is  the  property  of  the  State,  and  was  provided  as  a  place  in  which 
should  be  transacted  the  business  of  the  people.  As  their  servants,  you  and 
I  are  commissioned  to  perform  the  duties  of  our  several  offices  in  their  interest. 
We  should  here  dedicate  ourselves  to  that  service,  pledging  our  zeal,  our  fidelity 
and  our  honest  purpose  in  an  endeavor  to  do  our  duty  to  the  people  who  have  re- 
posed in  us  their  confidence  and  their  trust.  We  should  build  not  for  today 
alone,  but  that  future  generations  may  reap  the  reward  of  honest  patriotic  ef- 
fort. If  there  must  be  sacrifice  let  it  not  be  at  the  expense  of  the  State.  If  we 
must  regard  political  considerations  let  us  also  remember  that  political  parties 


Appendix  I  31 

are  but  the  vehicles  of  good  government  and  that  you  and  I  will  best  serve  but 
one  master  and  that  master  the  sovereign  people  of  the  State  of  Minnesota." 

His  untimely  death,  for  shortly  after  his  fort-eighth  birthday  the  final  sum- 
mons came,  deeply  affected  the  people.  His  heroic  struggle,  the  devotion  of 
his  wife,  the  hopes  and  fears  excited  by  slight  changes  of  condition  after  his  removal 
from  the  operating  room  to  the  hospital  chamber,  his  fearlessness  in  the  presence 
of  the  dread  angel,  and  his  thoughtful  courtesies  in  the  last  hours  of  his  life,  in- 
tensified the  strain  and  anxiety  of  the  hundreds  of  thousands  who,  through  the 
days  and  nights  of  his  last  sickness,  waited  and  watched  for  the  latest  bulletins 
from    Rochester. 

Stricken  down  in  the  prime  of  manhood;  wonderful  possibilities  before  him; 
Hope,  in  her  most  shining  garments,  beckoning  him  on;  loved  by  the  people; 
happy  and  blest  in  the  companionship  of  his  good  wife;  he  had  much  to  live  for. 

But  he  was  not  afraid  to  die.  His  great  heart  did  not  beat  with  fear.  He 
looked  forward  with  confidence  and  with  faith  and  did  not  doubt  the  goodness 
and  the  wisdom  of  his  God.  Kind,  gentle,  chivalrous  to  the  last,  his  spirit 
passed  to  the  presence  of  the  Master,  while  those  who  loved  him,  with  bowed 
heads,  placed  all  that  was  mortal  of  John  Albert  Johnson  in  Mother  Earth  not 
far  from  the  spot  where  he  was  born. 

(Music:  "The  Star  Spangled  Banner.") 


32  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

Appendix  II 

Campaign  Conducted  Through  the  Newspapers  of  the  Stat6 
for  the  Collection  of  Funds  for  the  Johnson  Memorial 

To  the  People  of  Minnesota: 

The  members  of  the  Board  appointed  by  Governor  Eberhart  to  take  charge 
of  the  Johnson  Memorial  Fund  met  at  St.  Paul,  October  4th,  and  effected  a  per- 
manent organization  under  the  title  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial 
Commission. 

It  was  evident  that  no  practical  consideration  could  be  given  to  the  question 
of  the  form  of  the  proposed  memorial  until  the  amount  at  the  disposal  of  the  Com- 
mission should  be  approximately  determined.  As  this  is  essentially  and  peculiarly 
a  popular  and  spontaneous  movement,  it  was  felt  that  no  solicitation  should  be 
used,  but  that  an  opportunity  should  be  given  to  every  man,  woman  and  child 
in  the  State  to  contribute.  The  memorial  will  have  its  profoundest  significance 
as  an  expression  of  the  universal  respect  and  affection  in  which  Governor  Johnson 
was  held  by  his  fellow  citizens.  For  this  purpose  it  is  not  so  important  to  se- 
cure the  greatest  possible  sum  of  money  as  to  secure  the  widest  possible  partici- 
pation. Therefore  the  Commission  reaffirmed  in  its  Articles  the  original  policy 
of  the  movement  as  begun  in  the  newspapers  that  individual  contributions  shall 
in  all  cases  be  limited  to  one  dollar,  and  that  smaller  amounts  will  be  welcomed. 
But  due  credit  is  to  be  given  not  only  to  the  individuals  but  to  the  localities  from 
which  the  contributions  are  received,  and  to  the  organizations  and  newspapers 
through  which  they  are  transmitted.  Thus  the  final  tabulations  will  show  the 
amounts  received  from  each  county,  town  and  city,  and  also  the  amounts  paid  in 
through  each  association,  business  firm,  and  the  amounts  transmitted  to  the 
treasurer  through  each  newspaper. 

It  is  important  that  the  campaign  be  closed  at  the  earliest  date  consistent  with 
the  necessity  of  universal  publicity.  The  Commission  therefore  invites  and  requests 
active  and  immediate  cooperation  in  offering  the  opportunity  to  contribute.  In 
each  locality  systematic  work  should  be  done,  and  lists  should  be  circulated  by 
those  who  desire  to  share  in  the  testimonial  expression.  Churches,  schools, 
labor  unions,  fraternal  and  other  associations,  women's  clubs,  commercial  or- 
ganizations, employers  of  labor, — above  all  the  newspaper  guild  of  which  Governor 
Johnson  was  a  loved  and  honored  member, — are  invited  to  see  that  the  oppor- 
tunity to  contribute  is  given  to  each  person  in  these  several  spheres  of  influence. 

The  Commission  adopted  a  resolution  expressing  the  desire  that  not  less 
than  $25,000  should  be  contributed  promptly,  in  order  that  the  Fund  may  be 
closed  on  or  about  November  1st.  It  was  thought  that  this  would  be  the  minimum 
sum  necessary  to  provide  a  worthy  memorial, — and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
amount  contributed  may  largely  exceed  that  amount. 

Finally,  it  is  requested  that  all  contributions  be  forwarded  promptly  through 
local  newspapers  (which  will  make  public  acknowledgment  of  them)  to  the 
Treasurer,  B.  F.  Nelson,  728  Security  Bank  Building,  Minneapolis. 

Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission. 
C.  D.  O'Brien,  President. 

St.  Paul,  October  5,  1909.  C.  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 


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Appendix  II  33 

JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  FUND 
Minnesota  Newspapers,  Please  Notice: 

1.  That  all  contributions  will  be  credited  to  individuals  (not  exceeding  one 
dollar  in  any  case)  and  also  to  localities  by  counties,  towns  and  cities;  also  to  as- 
sociations by  which  they  may  be  collected,  and  newspapers  through  which  they 
may  be  transmitted. 

2.  That  it  is  desired  to  close  the  Fund  on  or  about  November  1st. 

3.  That  every  man,  woman  and  child  in  the  State  who  wishes  to  share  in 
this  expression  of  esteem  and  regard  for  our  lamented  Governor  should  have  a 
chance  to  make  a  contribution  to  the  fund. 

IT    IS    suggested 
That  every  newspaper  in  the  State  publish  the  address  of  the  Commission, 
in  whole  or  in  part,  with  appropriate  editorial  comment,  offering  to  receive  sub- 
scriptions for  the  Memorial  Fund  for  transmission  to  the  Treasurer. 

That  churches  and  schools,  labor  unions  and  employers  of  labor,  clubs  and 
associations  of  all  kinds,  be  requested  to  have  subscription  papers  circulated 
promptly. 

That  in  acknowledging  contributions,  newspapers  should,  in  all  cases,  publish 
the  names  of  individual  contributors  as  well  as  of  the  associations  through  which 
the  contributions  are  collected. 

That  the  newspapers  forward  all  contributions  promptly,  together  with  the 
full  list  of  contributors,  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Commission. 

IT    is    requested 
That  every  newspaper  send  marked  copies  of  all  issues,  past  and  future,  con- 
taining news  matter  or  editorials  regarding  the  Johnson  Memorial,  to 

Charles    W.    Ames, 
Secretary  Johnson  Memorial  Commission. 
October  5,  1909.  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

MINNESOTA  EDITORIAL  ASSOCIATION 
Gov.  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial 

St.  Paul,  October  10,  1909. 
To  Newspaper  Publishers  of  Minnesota: 

The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  has  sent  a  com- 
munication to  the  Minnesota  Editorial  Association,  acknowledging  the  individual 
cooperation  of  Publishers  in  promoting  the  Memorial  Fund,  requesting  a  continu- 
ance of  such  cooperation,  and  embodying  the  following  Resolution  presented  by 
Brother  C.  F.  Macdonald  of  the  St.  Cloud  Times,  and  unanimously  adopted 
by  the  Commission: 

WHEREAS,  The  late  Governor  John  A.  Johnson  was  for  many 
years  one  of  the  most  highly  esteemed  members  of  the  Minnesota 
Editors'  and  Publishers'  Association,  serving  as  its  President,  and  was 
honored  and  beloved  by  its  members  as  was  none  of  its  predecessors;  and, 

WHEREAS,  A  movement  has  been  inaugurated  to  erect  a  statue 
in  his  honor,  by  popular  subscription  of  amounts  not  exceeding  one 
dollar,  so  that  it  may  stand  through  ages  to  come  as  a  People's  tribute 
in  recognition  of  the  services  to  the  State  of  John  Albert  Johnson;  and, 


34  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

WHEREAS,  The  newspapers  of  the  State  can  and  are  furthering  and 
supporting  this  movement;  therefore  be  it 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial 
Commission  acknowledges  and  tenders  its  thanks  to  the  newspaper 
press  of  Minnesota  for  their  valuable  aid. 

RESOLVED,  That  we  earnestly  request  the  said  newspapers  to  con- 
tinue their  good  work,  and  in  their  various  communities  to  urge  upon 
their  readers  cooperation  of  subscription.  , 

RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  transmitted  to  the 
officers  of  the  Minnesota  Editorial  Association,  with  a  view  to  securing 
their  hearty  official  cooperation. 

In  behalf  of  the  press  of  the  State,  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Association 
has  pledged  its  efforts  for  a  continuance  of  newspaper  cooperation  as  requested. 

The  late  Governor  Johnson  was  a  past  Secretary  and  President  of  the  Min- 
nesota Editorial  Association,  and  maintained  an  active  membership  and  intimate 
relation  therewith  while  living.  His  warm  appreciation  of  its  fellowship  was 
evidenced  by  the  appointment  of  many  of  his  associates  to  positions  of  respon- 
sibility in  the  service  of  the  State  during  his  terms  of  administration,  and  by  his 
participation  in  the  business  sessions  and  annual  excursions  of  the  Association. 
He  endeared  himself  in  the  hearts  of  his  editorial  associates  and  by  them  was 
universally  beloved. 

In  fitting  recognition  of  the  late  Governor  Johnson's  intimate  relations  with 
the  press  of  the  state,  Governor  Eberhart  has  appointed  to  membership  on  the 
Memorial  Commission  Messrs.  H.  G.  Day  of  the  Albert  Lea  Standrad,  C.  F.  Mac- 
donald  of  the  St.  Cloud  Times,  past  Presidents  of  the  Minnesota  Editorial  As- 
sociation; W.  G.  Hunter  of  the  Pioneer  Press  and  Dispatch,  L.  V.  Ashbaugh  of 
the  News  of  the  Twin  Cities,  L.  H.  Boughner  of  the  Minneapolis  Tribune,  and  A. 
C.  Weiss  of  the  Duluth  Herald. 

The  Executive  Committee  has  thought  it  peculiarly  fitting  and  appropriate 
that  the  publishers  of  the  State  press  should  in  a  distinctive  and  representative 
manner  join  in  the  Memorial  Tribute  to  their  departed  Brother,  and  to  this  end 
respectfully  suggest  that  every  publisher  of  a  newspaper  in  the  State  of  Minnesota 
contribute  to  the  Memorial  Fund  the  sum  of  One  Dollar  or  less,  in  compliance 
with  the  limit  fixed  by  the  Memorial  Commission. 

Contributions  should  be  sent  to  David  Ramaley,  Tresurer  of  the  Association, 
Union  Block,  St.  Paul,  contributors  being  careful  to  give  the  name  of  the  News- 
paper, name  of  Publisher,  and  Amount.  In  behalf  of  accuracy,  uniformity  and 
convenience  of  filing,  contributors  are  requested  to  use  the  enclosed  slip  with 
remittances.  To  insure  accuracy,  all  names  of  publishers  responding  and  their 
newspapers  will  be  published  in  the  Pioneer  Press  and  MinneapoHs  Journal,  and 
with  the  completion  of  contributions  the  entire  record  will  be  properly  inscribed 
and  presented  to  the  Governor  for  filing  with  the  archives  of  the  Memorial  Com- 
mission, and  the  same  will  be  published  in  the  annual  report  of  the  Minnesota 
Editorial  Association.    Prompt  response^^will^be  appreciated. 


Appendix  II  35 

This  communication  is  being  sent  to  all  newspaper  publishers  in  the  State, 
regardless  of  active  membership  in  the  Editorial  Association. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Approved,  Chas.  C.  Whitney, 

C.  S.  Edwards,  President.  Frank  J.  Meyst, 

William  E.  Easton, 
C.  P.  Stine,  Secretary.  Executive  Committee 

David  Ramaley,  Treasurer.  Minnesota  Editorial  Association. 

JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  FUND 

St.  Paul,  October  21,  1909. 
To  Minnesota  Newspapers: 

It  is  much  desired  by  the  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  that 
this  Fund  should  be  made  up  of  the  voluntary  contributions  of  a  great  number 
of  people  representing  every  community  in  the  State.  The  feeling  of  admiration 
for  the  Governor's  character  and  the  sorrow  at  his  untimely  death  are  so  universal 
that  it  is  peculiarly  fitting  that  the  Memorial  should  be  the  spontaneous  expression 
of  the  people  as  a  whole. 

So  far  the  contributions  reported  to  the  Commission  have  come  chiefly  from 
a  few  localities,  as  is  shown  by  the  tables  which  follow . 

It  is  hoped  that  the  newspapers  will  cooperate  actively,  with  a  view  to  se- 
curing representative  lists  in  their  own  communities,  so  that  the  Commission 
may  close  the  Fund  early  in  November,  as  proposed.  Not  more  than  one  dollar 
may  be  credited  to  any  one  individual,  but  families,  clubs,  business  houses, 
schools,  etc.,  may  collect  from  their  members  and  receive  credit  as  a  body,  and 
many  small  contributions  may  thus  aggregate  a  creditable  addition  to  the 
Memorial. 

Get  subscription  lists  going  in  your  County.  Have  the  money  remitted 
through  your  paper,  and  publish  the  lists  of  contributors  in  your  paper.  Many 
will  be  glad  to  remit  when  a  list  is  once  started  and  they  know  you  are  ready  to 
receive  the  money  and  give  them  public  credit. 

Please  send  to  me  copies  of  all  your  current  issues  containing  notices,  either 
editorial  or  news,  in  regard  to  the  Fund. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary  Commission, 

St.  Paul,  Minn. 

JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  FUND 

St.  Paul,  October  27,  1909. 
To  Minnesota  Newspapers: 

The  following  tabulation  shows  the  amounts  contributed  to  the  Memorial 
Fund  up  to  and  including  October  26,  distributed  by  counties  and  towns.  This 
includes  everything  "cashed  in"  to  the  Treasurer,  for  which  lists  of  contributors 
have  been  sent  either  to  Mr.  Nelson  or  to  me.  Without  these  lists,  I  am  unable 
to  distribute  the  amount  which  may  be  reported. 

In  order  that  each  locality  may  receive  the  credit  to  which  it  is  entitled  in 
these  current  reports  (which  I  propose  to  furnish  you  weekly  until  the  Memorial 
Fund  is  closed)  I  would  suggest  that  all  contributions  received  by  your  paper  be 


36  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

turned  in  to  the  Treasurer  at  least  once  a  week,  and  that  the  corresponding  lists 
be  mailed  to  me  at  the  same  time.  In  this  way  you  will  be  able  to  publish  current 
reports  in  your  paper,  showing  your  constituents  just  how  their  contributions 
compare  with  those  from  similiar  localities  elsewhere  in  the  State. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary  Commission. 

JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  FUND 

St.  Paul,  November  9,  1909. 
To  Minnesota  Newspapers: 

I  take  much  pleasure  in  submitting  herewith  a  revised  tabulation  of  contri- 
butions to  the  Memorial  Fund,  brought  down  to  November  8th.  In  this  in- 
stance the  table  includes  not  only  the  money  which  has  been  actually  received 
by  the  Treasurer,  but  other  sums  reported  as  received  by  various  newspapers 
which  have  not  yet  been  paid  in  to  the  Treasurer.  It  must  necessarily  be  in- 
complete, however,  as  funds  now  in  transit  and  not  yet  reported  either  officially 
or  unofficially,  will  not  appear.  An  absolutely  complete  list  of  contributions 
cannot  be  made  until  the  final  reports  are  all  in.  It  must  be  remembered  that 
the  distribution  of  funds  in  this  tabulation  shows,  as  far  as  possible,  the  locality 
of  the  giver,  and  not  the  locality  of  the  collecting  agent  or  newspaper.  In 
some  instances  the  information  sent  to  the  Secretary  has  not  been  in  such  form 
as  to  show  the  location  of  the  contributors,  but  the  table  has  been  made  up  as 
well  as  possible  from  the  information  at  hand. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary  Commission. 

EXTENSION  OF  TIME  TO  NOVEMBER  27TH 

To  Minnesota  Newspapers: 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Memorial  Commission  met  at  St.  Paul 
on  the  5th  inst.  Reports  were  submitted  by  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  show- 
ing the  amounts  officially  received  from  the  several  counties  and  towns  of  the 
State.  The  returns  have  been  very  gratifying,  representing  many  people 
and  many  localities.  The  Committee  feels  confident  that  the  $17,000  now  in 
sight  can  be  raised  to  at  least  $25,000  in  the  near  future,  if  interest  is  taken  in 
all  localities. 

It  was  decided  by  the  Committee  to  extend  the  time  for  contributions, 
making  Thanskgiving  Day  the  special  date  for  the  final  giving,  and  asking  all 
newspapers  and  other  collecting  agencies  to  remit  their  funds  to  the  Treasurer, 
B.  F.  Nelson,  Security  Bank  Building,  Minneapolis,  by  November  27th,  in  order 
that  the  Commission  may  close  its  account  books  finally  by  November  30th. 

It  must  be  made  clear  that  the  Commission  is  not  in  the  position  of  soliciting 
contributions  or  desiring  that  contributions  be  solicited.  The  Commission 
simply  wishes  to  afford,  through  local  newspapers,  a  channel  for  the  expression 
of  the  feeling  of  respect  and  affection  for  our  late  Governor  which  undoubtedly 
exists  throughout  the  State. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary  Commission. 


Appendix  II  37 

FINAL  REPORT  OF  CONTRIBUTIONS 
Johnson  Memorial  Fund 

St.  Paul,  January,  1910. 
To  Minnesota  Newspapers: 

The  result  of  the  State-wide  movement  to  collect  funds  for  a  memorial  to 
Minnesota's  honored  dead  is  highly  creditable  to  the  State,  and  must  be  gratifying 
to  the  newspapers,  to  whose  public-spirited  interest  in  the  matter  this  result  is 
largely  due.  The  movement  found  its  first  expression  in  the  St.  Paul  Pioneer 
Press  and  Dispatch.  The  other  papers  of  the  State  cooperated  promptly,  by 
opening  their  columns  for  contributions,  making  public  acknowledgment  of 
payments,  and  keeping  the  matter  before  the  people.  The  result  is  that  the  Mem- 
orial will  truly  represent  the  people  of  the  whole  State.  Every  county  has  a  share 
in  it,  and  nearly  every  town  and  village.  Upwards  of  fifty  thousand  school  chil- 
dren have  contributed  their  pennies  to  the  fund,  and  so  have  a  right  to  claim  a 
share  in  building  the  beautiful  monument  which  is  to  commemorate  the  achieve- 
ments of  the  Minnesota  boy  who  became  Governor;  and  the  total  of  $24,260  which 
has  been  received  probably  represents  from  seventy-five  to  one  hundred  thousand 
individual  and  spontaneous  contributions.  Undoubtedly  more  money  could  have 
been  raised  by  removing  the  condition  which  limited  contributions  to  one  dollar 
from  any  one  person;  but  a  monument  costing  one  hundred  thousand  dollars, 
erected  by  legislative  enactment  and  large  contributions,  would  surely  not  have 
been  so  appropriate  or  so  impressive  a  memorial  as  this  less  pretentious  statue, 
representing  the  unsolicited  contributions  of  thousands  of  people  of  all  classes 
and  conditions. 

The  accompanying  tabulation  shows  the  amounts  contributed  by  the  dif- 
ferent towns  and  counties,  according  to  the  reports  which  have  come  to  the  Secre- 
tary. It  is  quite  possible  that  in  some  instances  it  may-  not  be  correct  or  complete ; 
but  it  is  as  nearly  correct  and  complete  as  it  has  been  possible  to  make  it  from  the 
data  turned  in  to  the  Commission.  The  returns  have,  indeed,  come  in  in  so  mis- 
cellaneous and  incomplete  a  form,  often  unaccompanied  by  detailed  lists  of  the 
contributors,  that  it  has  been  impossible  to  always  determine  accurately  the  lo- 
cality entitled  to  the  credit.  The  Secretary  will  welcome  any  information  that 
will  enable  him  to  supply  omitted  data  in  this  direction. 

The  Commission  some  time  ago  fixed  November  27  as  the  date  for  closing 
the  Fund,  but  this  of  course  meant  merely  the  closing  of  the  active  movement  for 
the  collection  of  contributions.  Belated  remittances  have  been  accepted  and 
will  be  accepted  until  the  work  of  the  Commission  is  finally  complete. 

The  Commission  is  now  engaged  in  a  consideration  of  the  important  question 
of  the  choice  of  the  sculptor.  That  he  must  be  an  artist  of  the  first  rank  is  con- 
ceded. Nothing  but  the  best  will  be  good  enough  to  satisfy  Minnesota;  and  the 
money  which  has  been  contributed  by  the  State  at  large  will  be  used,  to  the  best 
ability  of  the  Commission,  to  secure  a  work  of  art  which  shall  be  of  the  highest 
artistic  beauty  and  of  permanent  value.  At  this  writing,  nothing  has  been  de- 
cided except  that  the  Memorial  shall  take  the  form  of  a  bronze  statue  of  heroic 
size,  with  a  suitable  pedestal,  and  that  it  shall  be  placed  in  the  Capitol  grounds 
at  St.  Paul.  Reports  of  further  progress  will  be  made  from  time  to  time  through 
the  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis  papers. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary  Commission. 


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The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 


Johnson  Memorial  Fund 
Receipts  by  Counties  to  January  13,  1910 


Aitkin 

Aitkin  County 

«.^fi  00 

Attica 

1  00 

Grayling .... 
Hill  City 

1.00 
1  00 

McGregor.  .  , 

Spencer 

Tamarack.  .  , 
Wealthwood. 

Anoka 

Anoka 

5.55 

4.50 

1.00 
1.00 

County 

48  00 

Bethel 

1 .  00 

Fridley    .  .  . 

1  00 

St.  Francis .  . 

Audubon . . . 
Detroit 

Becker 

2.50 

County 

50 

60.90 

Frazee 

6 .  78 

Lake  Park .  . 

18  71 

Osage 

10.50 

Richmond .  . 
White  Earth 

3.00 
1  on 

Baudette .  .  . 

Bemidji 

Beltrami  Co. 
Blackduck .  . 
Clementson . 
Funkley.  .  .  . 

Beltrami  County 

30.00 

46.81 

Schools 15.00 

10.25 

1.00 

1.00 

1    00 

Kelliher 

Red  Lake . . , 

.  .;.          1.00 
1 .  00 

Solway 

1  00 

Spooner.  .  .  . 
Turtle  River 

8.50 
1.00 

Foley 

Benton  County 

2fi  ."lO 

Glendorado . 
Rice 

.  ...       13.00 
2 .  00 

Sauk  Rapids 

17.65 

Bigstone  County 

Artichoke  Lake ."^ .  00 

Barry 

1  00 

Beardsley .  .  . 
Clinton      .  . 

2.00 
7  fin 

Graceville 14 .  00 

Ortonville 47.00 

Blue  Earth  County 

Amboy 4  00 

Garden  City . 

2.36 

Good  Thunder      

13  00 

Madison  Lake 

Mankato 

Mapleton 

St.  Clair 

Vernon  Center 

21.75 

. ...     209.80 

15.05 

1.00 
2 .  00 

Comfrey .... 
Hanska 

Brown 

County 

.  ...       12.00 
4.00 

New  Ulm .  .  . 
Sleepy  Eye .  . 
Springfield .  . 

89 .  50 
7.00 
7.00 

51.05 


52.50 


101.39 


117.56 


59.15 


74.60 


268.96 


119.50 


Carlton 

Atkinson 

Barnum 

Carlton 

I  County 

1.00 

2.50 

4.00 

Cloquet 

Moose  Lake 

. ...       66.16 
20.10 

Sawyer           .  . 

1  00 

Scanlon 

Thomson 

Gt.  Nor.  Power  Co. 

Wrenshall 

Wright 

4.00 
.  ...       18.90 
$18.90 

1.00 
2 .  00 

Carver 

Carver    .  . 

County 

21  50 

Carver  Co.  Schools .  . 
Chaska 

1.50 
19.00 

1 .  00 

Norwood 

Waconia 

Watertown 

Young  America 

11.00 

. ...        17.45 

2.00 

8  00 

Cass  ( 
Backus 

County 

1 .  00 

Cass  Lake 

2  25 

11.50 

Sylvan           .... 

1  00 

Walker 

F>  RO 

Chippewa  County 

Clara  City 3 .  .^iO 

Milan 

8 .  00 

Montevideo 

Watson 

. ...       18.47 

2  on 

Chisago  County 

Center  City 35 .  00 

Chisago 

Harris 

1.25 
20 . 43 

Lindstrom 

North  Branch 

. ...       44.69 
23 . 00 

Rush  City 

35.50 

Stacy 

2 .  00 

7.75 

Taylors  Falls 

24  Q.'i 

Wyoming 2 .  00 

Clay  County 

Baker 1  00 

Barnesville 

Glyndon 

Hawley 

4.00 

1.00 

3.00 

Moorhead , 

Muskoda 

Ulen 

. ...     266.48 
,  ...        11.75 
4.00 

Clearwater  County 

Bagley 17.62 

Clearwater  Co.  Schools ...         6 .  82 

Leonard 1 .  00 

Shevlin                              ...        16.00 

Cook  County 

Grand  Marais 33.73 

Schroeder 5.00 

Cottonwood  County 

Bingham  Lake 1.00 

Fish  Lake -  35 

Mountain  Lake      .    .  . 

9.30 

Westbrook 

1 .00 

120.66 


81.45 


21.35 


31.97 


195.87 


291.23 


41.44 


38.73 


11.65 


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39 


Crow  Wing  County 

Brainerd 110.20 

Ancient  Order  of 

Hibernians   ....$20.00 
Order  of  Elks ....   20.00 

Garrison 2 .  00 

Dakota  County 

Dakota  Co.  Schools 14.83 

Etter 100 

Farmington .^x^. 

Hastings 42.90 

Rich  Valley 1.00 

Rosemount 14.75 

So.  St.  Paul 145.61 

Dodge  County 

Claremont 1 .  00 

Dodge  Center 2.00 

Hayfield 14.74 

Kasson 22.50 

Mantorville 21 .66 

West  Concord 8 .  85 

Douglas  County 

Alexandria '^^nR 

Brandon 23 .  00 

Douglas  Co.  Schools 5.47 

Evansville 7 .  50 

Holmes  City 2.00 

Kensington 2.00 

Melby 1-00 

Nelson 2 .  00 

Osakis 8.00 

Faribault  County 

Bricelyn 1  •  00 

Blue  Earth 25.00 

Delavan 1 .  00 

Easton 27.00 

Elmore 9.15 

Minnesota  Lake 6.00 

Walters 1.00 

Wells 9.00 

Winnebago 13 .  75 

Fillmore  County 

Chatfield 11.00 

Harmony ^'^  '^\ 

Lanesboro 8 .  00 

Mabel 3.00 

Ostrander 1 .00 

Peterson 1-75 

Preston 4.00 

Rushford 3.00 

Spring  Valley 26.00 

Whalen 3.05 

Wykoff 4.37 

Freeborn  County 

Albert  Lea 171.39 

Am.  Gas  Machine 

Co $14.50 

Western  Grocer 

Co 8.75 

Emmons 1 .  00 

Freeborn 2.00 

Freeborn  Co.  Schools  ....  46 .  89 

Hartland 1.00 

Goodhue  County 

Cannon  Falls 41 .  55 

Frontenac 5 .  00 

Goodhue 17.75 

Kenyon 34.00 

Pine  Island 31.66 

Red  Wing 198.64 

Skyberg 1.00 

Swanson 1 .  00 

Vasa 14.00 

Wanamingo 1 .  00 

White  Rock 1.00 

Zumbrota 21.00 


Grant  County 

Ashby 7.90 

Elbow  Lake 15.50 

Herman 21.00 

.,oon       Hoffman 3.00 

112.20       Wendell 2.00 

Hennepin  County 

Bear  Lake 1.00 

Bloomington 1 .  00 

Champlin 1.00 

Dayton 3 .  05 

223  09        Excelsior 15.00 

Hopkins 5.00 

Long  Lake 1.00 

Maple  Plain 1.00 

Minneapolis 3,574. 13 

Board     of     Park 

Cora $74.42 

70.75  John     S.     Brad- 

street  &  Co...   24.75 

Fred  Busch  Green- 
house      3.05 

Central  Machin- 
ery Works  Co.  10.00 

Chamber  of  Com- 
merce  208.00 

Clay    School 

Teachers 4.50 

126  47  Columbia  Lodge 
490  M.  B.  of 
A 5.00 

Commercial 

Club 99.00 

Cream  of  Wheat 

Co 15.00 

Elks  Club  No.  44  13.00 

First  Nat.  Bank     7.00 

Forman  Ford   & 

qpqn  Co 13.00 

y^.yu  Gluck      Brewing 

Co 32.50 

Fred  L.  Gray  Co.  13.00 

Grimsud   Shoe 

Co 6.75 

Gustaf  II.  Adolph 

Society 103.50 

Hennepin  Bridge 

Co 15.00 

Hennepin  County 

Savings  Bank.   37.50 

102.28  J^o'^""''''^'' 10.00    - 

^Tr'  .''.""''"'  25.00 
Letter  Carriers .  .  54.65 
Loose-Wiles  Bis- 
cuit Co 15.25 

McMillan  Fur  & 

Wool  Co 6.10 

Maroosis   & 

Bomholis 51.00 

222.28  Met.     Life     Ins. 

Bldg 15.25 

Met.    Opera 

House 30.00 

Mpls.    Brewing 

Co 100.00 

Mpls.    Furniture 

Co 25.25 

Mpls.     Steel     & 

Machinery  Co.  32.00 
Minn.     Loan     & 

Tr.  Co 30.50 

Minn.  Woman 
367.60  Suffrage  Ass'n.  10.00 


49.40 


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The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 


Nelson  Paper  Co.  24 .  00 
New  England 
Furniture       & 

Carpet  Co 50.00 

Nort  hwestern 

National  Bank  12.00 

Odin  Club 54.00 

Geo.   W.   Parker 

Art  Co 5.25 

H.  PoehlerCo...   15.00 

P.  O.  Clerks 104.30 

Regan  Bros 7 .  50 

Rock  Island 
Freight  Hand- 
lers' Union  No. 
89  and  Clerks  22.75 
Shoe  Mart  Co..  .   12.00 
Syrian  Colony. .  .   39 .  00 
Osaac     Weil     & 

Sons 5.00 

Winston-Harper- 
Fisher  Co 16.75 

W  y  m  a  n-Part- 

ridgeCo 51.80 

Zuhralis     Ladies 

Society 5.00 

Minnetonka 3.00 

Osseo 5.50 

Robbinsville 1.00 

St.  Bonifacius 1 .  00 

Spring  Park 1.00 

Wajizata 6.61    3.620.29 

Houston  County 

Caledonia 15. 15 

Houston 23.15 

La  Crescent 3 .  00 

Spring  Grove 2.00         43.30 

Hubbard  County 

Akely 14.45 

Chamberlin .50 

Park  Rapids 15. 25 

Rosby 1.25         31.45 

Isanti  County 

Braham 20.25 

Cambridge 28.30 

Dalbo 2.30 

Grandy 1.00 

Isanti 8 .  35 

Springvale 1 .  90 

Stanchfield 1 .95         64.05 

Itasca  County 

Big  Fork 7.00 

Bovey 24.00 

Calumet 18.50 

Cohasset 19 .  81 

Coleraine 35. 15 

Deer  River 41 .  50 

Feeley 1.00 

Grand  Rapids 104.41 

Keewatin 11.00 

Nashwauk 33 .  25 

Taconite 22.25       317.87 

Jackson  County 

Alpha 1.00 

Heron  Lake 1 .  00 

Jackson 11.00 

Lakefield ':...         1.00         14.00 

Kanabec  County 

Grasston 5.15 

Mora 1.00 

Ogilvie 1.00  7.15 


Kandiyohi  County 

Arctander  &  Lake  Andrew  8 .  80 

Atwater 44 .  75 

Beardsley 2 .  74 

Fahlum 6.50 

Kandiyohi 2 .  00 

Kandiyohi  Co.  Schools ...  45 .  71 

Lake  Lillian 6.00 

Mamre 8.50 

New  London 5.26 

Pennock 17.35 

Raymond 1.00 

Roseland 6 .  00 

Spicer 8.00 

Svea 6.00 

Willmar 149.00       317.61 

Kittson  County 

Hallock 13.11 

Kennedy 8.25 

Kittson  Co.  Schools 62 .  18 

Lancaster 1 .  50 

Robbin 1.00         86.04 

Koocliiching  County 

International  Falls 38.97 

Northome 1.00 

Ranier 17.00         56.97 

Lac  Qui  Parle  County 

Bellingham 1.00 

Boyd 2.00 

Dawson 55 .  50 

Lac  Qui  Parle 2 .  00 

Lac  Qui  Parle  Co.  Schools  22.75 

Louisburg 4.00 

Madison 3.00         90.25 

Lalce  County 

Knife  River 1 .  00 

Lake  Co.  Schools 1.81 

Two  Harbors 170. 40        173.21 

Lesueur  County 

Cleveland 1.00 

Elysian 1 .  00 

Kasota 6.00 

Le  Sueur 51.96 

Lesueur  Center 34 .  33 

Montgomery 20. 18 

New  Prague 35.85 

Ottawa .50 

Waterville 9 .00       159.82 

Lincoln  County 

Hendricks 1.00 

Ivanhoe 13.00 

Lake  Benton 10.50 

Tyler 8.37 

Verdi 1.00         33.87 

Lyon  County 

Balaton 18.00 

Cottonwood 1 .  00 

Garvin 1.00 

Ghent 1 .  00 

Marshall 91.75 

Minneota 25.36 

Russell 15.50 

Tracy 3.00        156.61 

McLeod  County 

Glencoe 21 .  00 

Hutchinson 47 .  77 

Lester  Prairie 11 .  50 

Plato 1.00 

Silver  Lake 5 .  75 

Stewart 32.00 

Winsted 1 .00        120.02 


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41 


Mahnomen  County 

Mahnomen 20.00         20.00 

Marshall  County 

Alvarado 15.50 

Argyle 77.50 

Koland 50 

Middle  River 1.00 

Newfolden 1.00 

Stephen 7.00 

Viking 2.00 

Warren 43.50       148.00 

Martin  County 

Ceylon 4.00 

Bunnell 1.00 

Fairmont 107 .  50 

Granada 6.00 

Sherburn 37.00 

Triumph 11.50 

Truman 1.00 

Welcome 4.00        172.00 

Meeker  County 

Dassel 5 .  00 

Eden  Valley 2.00 

Grove  City 26.25 

Litchfield 37.31 

Watkins 1.00         71.56 

Millelacs  County 

Foreston 2 .  00 

Lawrence 5 .  00 

Milaca 12.00 

Millelacs  Co.  Schools 20 .  00 

Princeton 10.05         49.05 

Morrison  County 

Little  Falls 84.70 

Randall 1.00 

Royalton 2 .  50 

Swanville 5.42         93.62 

Mower  County 

Adams 1.00 

Austin 71.50 

Grand  Meadow 11.60 

Le  Roy 11.00 

Lyle 1.00 

Rose  Creek 1 .00         97.10 

Murray  County 

Avoca 1.00 

Chandler 1.00 

Fulda 90.20 

Hadley 1.00 

Lake  Wilson 2.50 

Slayton 3.00         98.70 

Nicollet  County 

Klossner 1 .  00 

Lafayette 1 .  00 

Nicollet 25.00 

St.  Peter 31.00 

Traverse  City 1 .  00         59.00 

Nobles  County 

Adrian 10.50 

Dundee 1.00 

Ellsworth 8.40 

Lismore 2 .  00 

Round  Lake 1 .  00 

Rushmore 5 .  00 

Worthington 30.00         57.90 

Norman  County 

Ada 4.25 

Gary 3.50 

Halstad 13.00 

Hendrum 4.35 

Norman  Co.  Schools 31 .  00 

Perley 2.00 

Shelly 1.00 

Twin  Valley 5.00         64.10 


Olmsted  County 

Byron 1.00 

Eyota 12.50 

Oronoco 2.00 

Rochester 280.27 

Conley  Camera  Co.  $27.05 

Stewartville 55.70 

Viola 1.00       352.47 

Ottertail  County 

Battle  Lake 4.00 

Bluffton 1.00 

Carlisle 3.00 

Clitherall 2.00 

Dalton 2.15 

Deer  Creek 5.00 

Elizabeth 4.00 

Fergus  Falls 164.04 

Henning 4.00 

New  York  Mills 1.00 

Ottertail  Co.  Schools 186 .  34 

Orwell 1.00 

Oscar 1.00 

Ottertail 1.00 

Parkers  Prairie 9.00 

Pelican  Rapids 26.03 

Perham 16.00 

Richville 1.00 

Underwood 5 .  00 

Vergas 1-00        ^„„  ^_ 

Vining 1.00       438.56 

Pine  County 

Brookpark 1.00 

Ellison 1.00 

Finlayson 2 .  75 

Groningen .75 

Hinckley 6.27 

Nickerson 1 .  00 

Pine  City 30.00 

Commercial  Club  $28.00 

Pine  Lake -50 

Rock  Creek 9.00 

Rutledge 1.00 

Sandstone 24.05 

Sturgeon  Lake / .  1 .00          „,  „^ 

Willow  River 3.00         81.32 

Pipestone  County 

Cazenovia 1 .  00 

Hatfield 1.00 

Jasper 9.00 

Pipestone 27.49 

Ruthton 3.00 

Woodstock 1 .00         42.49 

Polk  County 

Beltrami 1.00 

Climax 1.00 

Crookston 108.00 

East  Grand  Forks 1 .00 

Eldred 8.00 

Erskine 7.00 

Fertile 5.00 

Fisher 1.00 

Fosston 5.75 

Gentilly 1.00 

Mcintosh 10.00 

Mallory 1.00 

Mentor 2.00 

Tabor 1 .00       152.75 

Pope  County 

Cyrus 2.00 

Farwell 2.61 

Glenwood 58.00 

Lowry 11.00 

Sedan 1.00 

Starbuck 3.26 

Westport 1 .00         78.87 


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Ramsey  County 

New  Brighton $      5.71 

North  St.  Paul 23 .  04 

Ramsey  Co.  Rural  Schools       25 .  83 
St.  Paul 6,936.46 

J.  H.Allen  &Co.$66. 00 

American     Hoist 

&  Derrick 262 .  20 

Geo.  Benz  &  Sons  48 .  00 

Boston   Clothing 

Co 21.00 

Brown,  Treacy 

&Sperry 30.65 

Browning     King 

&Co 18.45 

G.    Burgower    & 

Co 6.00 

Capitol   City 

Lumber  Co.  .  .   13.50 

C  a  r  1  i  n  g  '  s  Up- 
town       5 .  00 

Chicago,   St.    P., 
M.  &  O.  (En- 
gineering   De-   . 
partment) ....     9 .  50 

Chicago,  St.  P., 
M.  &  O.  (Gen- 
eral Office)  ...   85.20 

H.  L.   Collins  & 

Co 26.50 

Commercial  Club553. 00 

Common  Council  21.00 

Crex  Carpet  Co.  80.80 

L.  S.  Gushing  Co.    7.00 

Court  House 
Custodian  and 
Emp 28.00 

Dispatch  &  Pio- 
neer Press,  Of- 
ficers &  Emp.  39.50 

Droyer  Fields 

Co 8.00 

Engineering  De- 
partment of 
City 94.50 

The  Emporium...  80.60 

Engelbrekt 

Lodge  No.  140  34.00 

L.     Eppstein    & 

Co 55.00 

Farwell,    Ozmun 

&  Kirk 7.00 

Field,  Schlick  Co.  42.35 

Finch.Van  Slyck 

&    McConville  26.00 

Fixture  Equip- 
ment Co 12.00 

Floan  &.  Leveroos  13 .  75 

Foley     Bros.     & 

Kelly 38.75 

Foot,  Schulze  & 

Co 15.00 

Wm.   A.-  French 

&Co 12.00 

German  -  Ameri- 
can Bank 25.00 

German  T  y  p  o- 
graphicalUnion 
No.  13 10.00 

Golden  Rule 163.70 

Gordon  &  Fergu- 
son   92.35 

C.  Gotzian  St  Co.  32.00 

Gt.  Northern  Ry. 

Co 100.25 

Guiterman  Bros.  42.00 


Hackett  Walther 

Gates  Hard- 
ware Co $10  00 

Hamm    Brewing 

Co 170.85 

M.  A.  H  a  n  n  a 

Coal  Co 29 .  00 

P.  R.  L:  Harden- 

berg  Co 8.75 

Hart  &  Murphy  32  75 
Holm  &  Olson..  9.75 
International 

Brotherhood 

Teamsters 

(Local     Union 

No.  120) 13.00 

Lanpher- Skinner 

&Co 48.90 

Lindeke,  Warner 

&Sons 43.00 

McGill  -  Warner 

Co 51.00 

McKibbin,  Dris- 

coll&Dorsey.  57.00 
J.   T.    McMillan 

Co 14.75 

McPherson 

Lunch  Room..  10.00 
Mannheimer 

Bros 122.60 

MansurDrugCo.  10.00 
Mechanic  Arts 

Teachers 16 .  50 

Merchants    Nat. 

Bank 29.25 

Merriam   Park 

Study  Class. .  .  5.00 
Minn.  Roofing  & 

Cornice  Co.. .  .  8.25 
Neighborhood 

House,   Junior 

Lincoln  Club. .  .50 
Neighborhood 

House,  Young 

Boys      Aurora 

Club 5.50 

Nichols,  Dean  & 

Gregg 8.00 

Nimis&  Nimis.  .  17.00 
NordenClub....  22.00 
Northern  Ex- 
press Co 36.00 

Northwestern 

Fuel  Co.. 36.00 

Noyes    Bros.    & 

Cutler 38.25 

O'Donnell    Shoe 

Co 30.00 

Omaha     Freight 

Claim  Office.  .  17.75 
Patterson    Land 

Co 10.00 

Pittsburgh    Coal 

Co 9.50 

Pittsburgh  Plate 

Glass  Co 17.20 

Prussian  Remedy 

Co 25.00 

Plymouth  Cloth- 
ing Co 17.00 

Reed  &  Stem...  5.00 
Rietzke  &  Co..  .  5.00 
J.    Rothschild    & 

Co 21  00 

Ryan  Hotel 150.00 

St.  Joseph's  Hos- 
pital Nurses.  .    12.05 


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43 


St.  Paul  Deten- 
tion Home $  2.00 

St.  Paul  Electro- 
typers  Union 
No.  45 5.00 

St.  Paul  Firemenl  16 .  50 

St.  Paul  Foundry 

Co 56.50 

St.   Paul  Gas 

Light  Co 106.60 

St.  Paul  Plumb- 
ers Union 50.00 

St.  Paul  Rubber 

Co 16.00 

St.  Paul  Schools.. 234. 23 

Savoy  Hotel 12.00 

School  Board.  .  .   20.50 

Schuneman        & 

Evans 84.30 

Second  National 

Bank 7.00 

Sheriff 's  Office. .  .23.00 

Singer        Sewing 

Machine  Co...   20.25 

S.    T.    Sorenson 

Shoe  Co 4.80 

J.  Geo.  Smith  & 

Co 1.60 

State     Dairy     & 

Food  Dept. . .   25.00 

State     Graduate 

Nurses'  Ass'n  .   50 .  00 

Syrian  Colony. .  .   51 .  75 

Stronge  &  War- 
ner    24.00 

Tibbs,       Hutch- 

ings&Co 33.00 

Towle  Syrup  Co.  25.00 

Tri-State  Tele- 
phone    10.00 

Unity  Tent  No.  8 
Knights  of 
Maccabees  ...   25 .  00 

University  Stone 

Co 9.00 

Waldorf  Box 

Board  Co 15.50 

W  e  s  s  e  1    Bros. 

Candy  Co 8.00 

West   Publishing 

Co 116.50 

White  Enamel 

Refrigerator.  .   22  50 

Wight,     Kalman 

&Co 6.00 

Women  Employ- 
ees State  Capi- 
tol    40.00 

Yoerg      Brewing 

Co 18.00 

White  Bear 74.98    7.066.02 

Red  Lake  County 

Erie 1.00 

Plummer 25.25 

Red  Lake  Falls 23.00 

St.  Hilaire 6  50 

Terrebone 1 .  00 

Thief  River  Falls 127.04 

Thief  River  Falls 

Lumber  Co .  .  .   18 .  00  183 .  79 


Redwood  County 

Lamberton $  15.00 

Milroy 6.00 

Morgan 6.00 

North  Redwood 15.50 

Redwood  Co.  Schools ....  7.15 

Redwood  Falls 18.81 

Revere 1 .  00 

Sanborn 4.50 

Seaforth 1  31 

Walnut  Grove 5.00 

Renville  County 

Bird  Island 5.00 

Buffalo  Lake 8.24 

Fairfax 46 .  50 

Hector 15.00 

Olivia 60.25 

Renville 19.65 

Sacred  Heart 3 .00 

Rice  County 

Dundas 4.00 

Faribault 122.96 

Lonsdale 1.00 

Morristown 1 .  30 

Northfield 100.10 

Veseli 1.00 

Webster 2.35 

Rock  County 

Beaver  Creek 11.00 

Hardwick 1.00 

Hills • 14.45 

Luverne 76 .  50 

Farmers  National 

Bank $22.00 

National  Bank  of 

Luverne 7.00 

Roseau  County 

Badger 4.00 

Eddy 1.00 

Greenbush 16.50 

Roseau 20.00 

Roseau  Co.  Schools 25 .  20 

Warroad 9.66 

Saint  Louis  County 

Adolph 1.00 

Arnold 2.00 

Aurora 15.00 

Bear  River 1.00 

Biwabik 51.11 

Brookston 1 .  00 

Buhl 6.00 

Burnett 3.00 

Chisholm 37.05 

Duluth 1.766.47 

Acme  Laundry.  .$  7.25 
Bailey      Lumber 

Co 34.25 

Clyde    Iron 

Works 33.50 

Columbia  Cloth- 
ing Co 16.00 

Co.  Auditor's  Of- 
fice    17.00 

Co.     Treasurer's 

Office 10.00 

Com'l  Club 12.00 

Corrugating      & 

Roofing  Co....     9.00 
First       National 

Bank 8.00 

French    &     Bas- 

sett 9.25 


80.27 


157.64 


232.71 


102.95 


76.36 


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The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 


S.    H.    Knox    & 

Co 110.25 

Light    &    Water 

Dept 25.00 

Nat.    Iron    Co.'s 

Foundrymen. .     6.50 

Theo.  Naufft. .  .  .    14.50 

Red  Cliff  Lumber 

Co 47.55 

Register  of  Deeds 

Office 17.00 

St.  Louis  Hotel..  10.00 

Ely $  53.03 

Eveleth 71.75 

Floodwood 3 .  00 

Fond  du  Lac 3.50 

Forbes 1.00 

Gilbert 21.75 

Gowan 3 .  00 

Gwinn 3 .  00 

Hibbing 115.77 

Iron 1.00 

Kelsey 2.00 

Meadowlands 3.50 

Mesaba 1.00 

Midway 1.00 

Mountain  Iron 3.00 

New  Duluth 1.00 

Pike  Lake 1.00 

Proctor 13 .  75 

St.  Louis  Co.  Schools ....  130  69 

Skibo 1.00 

Sparta 3.00 

Stevenson 1 .  00 

Tower 13.00 

Twig 3.00 

Virginia 67.00 

Virginia  C  o  m  '1 

Club $49.00 

Winton 3.00    2.408.37 

Scott  County 

Belleplaine 15.00 

Blakeley 1.00 

Jordan 52.00 

King    Hiram 
Lodge  A.  F.  & 

A.  M $5.00 

Newmarket 2.35 

Prior  Lake 2.85 

Savage 1 .  00 

Shakopee 30.30       104.50 

Sherburne  County 

Becker 2.00 

Elk  River 4.00           6.00 

Sibley  County 

Arlington 1 .  00 

Gaylord 4.00 

Green  Isle 6 .  65 

Henderson 6 .  66 

New  Auburn 5.00 

Winthrop 43.75         67.06 

Stearns  County 

Albany 3.00 

Avon 4.00 

Belgrade 7.10 

Brooten 3.70 

Cold  Spring 9.50 

Collegeville 2.00 

Fairhaven 1.00 

Holdingford    6.35 

Kimball 2.00 

Melrose 2.00 

Paynesville 2.00 

Pleasant  Lake 2.50 

Richmond 1.00 

Stearns  Co.  Schools 89.97 

St.  Cloud 216.76 

Sauk  Center 31.00       383.88 


Steele  County 

Blooming  Prairie |  2.10 

Ellendale 7 .  50 

Lysne 1 .  00 

Owatonna 76  68         87.28' 

Stevens  County 

Chokio 22  35 

Donnelly 22.00 

Hancock 5.85 

Morris 103.60        153.80 

Swift  County 

Appleton 63.10 

Benson 56.00 

Clontarf 7.00 

Danvers 1.00 

De  Graff 3 .  00 

Holloway 2.00 

Kerkhoven 6.00 

Murdock 19.53       157.63 

Todd  County 

Bertha 1.00 

Browerville 1.00 

Clarissa 5.00 

Eagle  Bend 9.47 

Long  Prairie 5 .  14 

Staples 56.20         77.81 

Traverse  County 

Brown  Valley 8.00 

Dumont 2.00 

Tintah 4.90 

Wheaton 110.50        125.40 

Wabasha  County 

Elgin 29.46 

Hammond 2.00 

Highland  Township 8.00 

Kellogg 1.00 

Lake  City 45.00 

Maynard 1.00 

Millville 11.50 

Minneiska 8.75 

Plainview 53 .  50 

Wabasha 29.50 

Zumbro  Falls 1.00       190.71 

Wadena  County 

Menahga 2.50 

Sebeka 7.35 

Wadena 11. 00         20.85 

Waseca  County 

Alma  City 2.50 

Janesville 2.00 

New  Richland 10.50 

Smith  Mill 4.00 

Waseca 52 .  50 

Waseca  Co.  Schools 42.35        113.85 

Washington  County 

Afton 2.15 

Copas 2.45 

Cottage  Grove 1 .00 

Forest  Lake 39.00 

Grant 5.11 

Hugo 1.00 

Lake  Elmo 2.25 

Lakeland 3.00 

Langdon 1 .  00 

Mahtomedi 4. 15 

Maple  Island 1.00 

Marine  Mills 1.00 

Newport 6.80 

Otisville 2.00 

St.  Paul  Park 1.00 

South  Stillwater 10.40 

Stillwater 290.97 

Jennie  Wren  Club  $2.00 

Withrow 1.00       375.28 


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45 


Watonwan  County 

Butterfield $  20.25 

Darfur 1.00 

Madelia 2.00 

St.  James 30.50 

Wilkin  County 

Breckenridge 55 .  00 

Campbell 8.25 

Doran 1.00 

Foxhome 1.00 

Kent 1.00 

Rothsay 12.00 

Rothsay   C  o  m'l 

Club $10.00 

Wolverton 21.25 

Winona  County 

Altura 3.00 

Dakota 3.00 

Hillsdale 75 

Homer 2.00 

Lewiston 7.00 

Minnesota  City 1 . 00 

Pickwick 2.00 

Ridgeway 1 .  00 

Rolling  Stone 2.00 

St.  Charles 11.00 

Stockton 1.00 

Utica 5.00 

Winona 269.50 

Winona  Co.  Schools 26.50 

Winona  Co.  Rural  Schools  7.96 

Wiscoy 1.00 

Witoka 3.00 


Wright  County 

Annandale $  2 .  00 

Buffalo 18.55 

53  75       Clearwater 22.50 

Cokato 10.00 

Delano 3.00 

Hanover 1.00 

Hasty 3.15 

Howard  Lake 4.75 

Maple  Lake 2 .  35 

Monticello 21 .  00 

Montrose 1 .  00 

99.50       Rockford 1 .00 

South  Haven 24.75 

Stockholm 4 .  55 

Waverly 11 .00        130.60 

Yellow  Medicine  County 

Canby 52.50 

Clarkfield 12.25 

Echo 1.00 

Granite  Falls 74.00 

Hanley  Falls 1.00 

Hazel  Run l .  00 

Porter 2 .  00 

Woodlake l .  00        144.75 

Outside  Minnesota 863.50 

346.71       Unidentified 32.OO 


RECEIPTS  BY  NEWSPAPERS,  STATE  ASSOCIATIONS  AND  SCHOOLS 

Special  recognition  is  due  to  the  Minnesota  newspapers  which  have  opened 
their  columns  for  contributions  to  the  Memorial  Fund,  and  to  the  other  organiza- 
tions which  showed  their  interest  in  the  movement  by  receiving  and  forwarding 
collections. 

In  the  Secretary's  tabulation  by  counties  and  towns,  the  amounts  are 
scattered  so  as  to  appear  to  the  credit  of  the  localities  from  which  the  money  came. 
The  following  list  is  made  to  show  the  amount  collected  by  each  paper,  regardless 
of  the  source  of  the  contribution,  (It  is  to  be  remembered,  in  this  connection,  that 
collections  reported  in  a  country  paper,  and  then  sent  in  through  the  Pioneer 
Press,  Minneapolis  Journal  or  other  city  paper  and  there  acknowledged,  will 
appear  in  this  list  as  a  credit  to  both  papers.) 


Adrian  (Nobles  Co.) 

Nobles  Co.  Democrat $  12.50 

Aitkin  (Aitkin  Co.) 

Aitkin   Independent 20.00 

Aitkin  Republican 14 .  50 

Albert  Lea  (Freeborn  Co.) 

Freeborn  County  Standard 224 .  38 

Albert  Lea  Tribune 5 .  00 

Alexandria  (Douglas  Co.) 

Alexandria   Citizen 6 .  00 

Alexandria  Post  News 6.47 

Anoka  (Anoka  Co.) 

Anoka  Free  Press 11. 00 

Anoka   Herald 18.00 

Anoka    Union 22.50 

Aurora  (St.  Louis  Co.) 

Aurora  News 13 .  00 

Austin  (Mower  Co.) 

Austin  Daily  &  Weekly  Herald ...  65 .  50 

Bagley  (Clearwater  Co.) 

Clearwater  Crystal 2 .  00 


Balaton  (Lyon  Co.) 

Balaton  Tribune $     14 .  00 

Barnum  (Carlton  Co.) 

Barnum  Herald 1 ,  50 

Beardsley  (Kandiyohi  Co.) 

Beardsley  News 1  00 

Belle  Plaine  (Scott  Co.) 

Belle  Plaine  Herald 10.00 

Bemidji  (Beltrami  Co.) 

Bemidji  Pioneer 33  00 

Benson  (Swift  Co.) 

Swift  Co.  Monitor 60.00 

Benson  Times 14  00 

Biwabik  (St,  Louis  Co.) 

Biwabik   Times 32.00 

Black  Duck  (Beltrami  Co.) 

Black  Duck  American 8.25 

Braham  (Isanti  Co.) 

Braham   Journal 8.75 

Brainerd  (Crow  Wing  Co.) 

Brainerd   Dispatch 53 .  20 


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Breckenridge  (Wilkins  Co.) 

Breckenridge  Telegram $       1 ,  00 

Brown  Valley  (Traverse  Co.) 

Inter-Lake   Tribune 6.00 

Buffalo  (Wright  Co.) 

Buffalo  Journal 13 .  55 

Butterfield  (Watonwan  Co.) 

Butterfield   Advocate 18.25 

Caledonia  (Houston  Co.) 

Caledonia  Argus ."....       18. 15 

Campbell  (Wilkin  Co.) 

Wilkin  Co.  News 5.25 

Cannon  Falls  (Goodhue  Co.) 

Cannon  Falls  Beacon 39 .  35 

Carver  (Carver  Co.) 

Journal  Review 20 .  50 

Ceylon  (Martin  Co.) 

Ceylon  Herald 3.00 

Chaska  (Carver  Co.) 

Chaska  Herald 11 .00 

Chatfield  (Fillmore  Co.) 

Chatfield  News  Democrat 7.00 

Chokio  (Stevens  Co.) 

Stevens  Co.  Review 12.00 

Clara  City  (Chippewa  Co.) 

Clara  City  Herald 50 

Clarkfield  (Yellow  Medicine  Co.) 

Clarkfield  Advocate 12.25 

Clearwater  (Wright  Co.) 

Clearwater   Herald 5.50 

Clinton  (Bigstone  Co.) 

Clinton  Advocate 3.35 

Cloquet  (Carlton  Co.) 

The  Pine  Knot 27.50 

Cokato  (Wright  Co.) 

Cokato  Enterprise 5.00 

Cold  Spring  (Stearns  Co.) 

Cold  Spring  Record 9.50 

Comfrey  (Brown  Co.) 

Comfrey  Times 9.00 

Crookston  (Polk  Co.) 

Crookston  Times  Printing  Co 102 .00 

Deer  Creek  (Ottertail  Co.) 

Deer  Creek  Mirror 2.00 

Detroit  (Becker  Co.) 

Detroit   Record 60.90 

Duluth  (St.  Louis  Co.) 

Duluth  Herald 2,513.03 

Elbow  Lake  (Grant  Co.) 

Elbow  Lake  Herald 12.50 

Elgin  (Wabasha  Co.) 

Elgin  Monitor 12.96 

Elk  River  (Sherburne  Co.) 

Sherburne  Co.  Star  News 3 .  00 

Ellendale  (Steel  Co.) 

Ellendale  Eagle 7.50 

Ely  (St.  Louis  Co.) 

Ely  Miner 44.00 

Erskine  (Polk  Co.) 

Erskine  Echo 5.00 

Evansville  (Douglas  Co.) 

Evansville  Enterprise 4 .  50 

Fairmont  (Martin  Co.) 

Fairmont  Sentinel 106 .  50 

Faribault  (Rice  Co.) 

Glotzbach  Drug  Store 90.20 

Fergus  Falls  (Ottertail  Co.) 

Fergus  Falls  Journal 431 .58 

Fertile  (Polk  Co.) 

Fertile  Journal 1 .  50 

Fosston  (Polk  Co.) 

Thirteen  Towns 2 .  00 

Gaylord  (Sibley  Co.) 

Gaylord  Hub 2.00 

Glencoe  (McLeod  Co.) 

Glencoe  Enterprise 22.00 

Good  Thunder  (Blue  Earth  Co.) 

Good  Thunder  Herald 14.00 


Graceville  (Bigstone  Co.) 

Graceville  Enterprise $     14 .  00 

Granada  (Martin  Co.) 

Granada  Times 5 .  00 

Grand  Marais  (Cook  Co.) 

Cook  Co.  News-Herald 11 .  00 

Granite  Falls  (Yellow  Medicine  Co.) 

The   Tribune 12.00 

Harmony  (Fillmore  Co.) 

Harmony  News 35. 11 

Hastings  (Dakota  Co.) 

The  Gazette 1 .  00 

Hastings  Democrat 46.90 

Henning  (Ottertail  Co.) 

Henning  Advocate 1 .  00 

Hibbing  (St.  Louis  Co.) 

The  Messaba  Ore 107 .  77 

Holdingford  (Stearns  Co.) 

Holdingford  Advertiser 5.35 

Houston  (Houston  Co.) 

Houston  Signal 21 .  15 

Hutchinson  (McLeod  Co.) 

Hutchinson  Leader 45 .  77 

International  Falls  (Koochiching  Co.) 

International  Falls  Press 32,97 

Isanti  (Isanti  Co.) 

Isanti  News 6 .  00 

Ivanhoe  (Lincoln  Co.) 

Ivanhoe  Times 5 .  00 

Jackson  (Jackson  Co.) 

Jackson  Co.  Pilot 9.50 

Jasper  (Pipestone  Co.) 

Jasper  Journal 8 .  00 

Jordan  (Scott  Co.) 

Jordan  Independent 49 .  00 

Kasson  (Dodge  Co.) 

Dodge  Co.  Republican 11 .00 

Kenyon  (Goodhue  Co.) 

Kenyon  Leader 31 .  00 

Lafayette  (Nicollet  Co.) 

Lafayette  Ledger 1 .00 

Lake  City  (Wabasha  Co.) 

Lake  City  Republican 25 .  00 

Lamberton  (Redwood  Co.) 

Lamberton  Star 11 .00 

LeRoy  (Mower  Co.) 

LeRoy  Independent 3.00 

Lester  Prairie  (McLeod  Co.) 

Lester  Prairie  News 9 .  00 

Le  Sueur  Center  (Le  Sueur  Co.) 

Leader  Democrat 19 .00 

Lindstrom  (Chisago  Co.) 

Chisago  Co.  Press 37 .65 

Litchfield  (Meeker  Co.) 

The  Litchfield  Independent 16. 50 

Lowry  (Pope  Co.) 

Lowry  Union 9 .  00 

Mcintosh  (Polk  Co.) 

Mcintosh  Times 9.00 

Madison  Lake  (Blue  Earth  Co.) 

Madison  Lake  Tribune 21 .75 

Mankato  (Blue  Earth  Co.) 

Mankato  Review 211.80 

Mankato  Post 6.00 

Mantorville  (Dodge  Co.) 

Mantorville  Express 21 .66 

Mapleton  (Blue  Earth  Co.) 

Blue  Earth  Co.  Enterprise 18.05 

Marshall  (Lyon  Co.) 

Marshall  News-Messenger 89 .75 

Milan  (Chippewa  Co.)  „  ^^ 

Milan  Standard 7.00 

Minneapolis  (Hennepin  Co.) 

Minneapolis  Daily  News °1  -S? 

P.  V.  Collins  Publishing  Co 33 .  84 

Farm  Stock  &  Home  Agricultural 

Paper J -^ 

Irish  Standard ' 21 .00 


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47 


Minneapolis  Journal 3,729.69 

Minneapolis    Tribune 1,302.94 

Svenska  Amerikanska  Posten ....     284 .  75 

Svenska  Folketa  Tidning 52.00 

Minneota  (Lyon  Co.) 

Minneota  Mascot 21.00 

Minnesota  Lake  (Faribault  Co.) 

Minnesota  Lake  Tribune 6.00 

Montgomery  (Lesueur  Co.) 

Montgomery    Messenger 18.18 

Moorhead  (Clay  Co.) 

Moorhead  Citizen   51 .00 

Moorhead  News 176.00 

Moose  Lake  (Carleton  Co.) 

The  Star  Gazette 17.00 

Morgan  (Redwood  Co.) 

Morgan  Messenger 6.00 

Mountain  Lake  (Cottonwood  Co.) 

Mountain  Lake  View 1 .  00 

New  Prague  (Lesueur  Co.) 

New  Prague  Times 35.85 

New  Richland  (Waseca  Co.) 

New  Richland  Star 6.50 

Norwood  (Carver  Co.) 

Norwood  Times 11 .00 

Olivia  (Renville  Co.) 

Olivia   Times 60.25 

Osakis  (Douglas  Co.) 

Osakis  Review 7.00 

Owatonna  (Steele  Co.) 

Owatonna  Journal-Chronicle  ....    ,50.00 

People's  Press 2.00 

Parkers  Prairie  (Ottertail  Co.) 

Parkers  Prairie  Independent 8.00 

Park  Rapids  (Hubbard  Co.) 

Hubbard  Co.  Clipper 22.75 

Perham  (Ottertail  Co.) 

Perham  Enterprise 15,00 

Pipestone  (Pipestone  Co.) 

Farmers  Leader 20 .  14 

Pipestone  Co.  Star 5.35 

Plainview  (Wabasha  Co.) 

Plainview  News 11 .00 

Proctor  (St.  Louis  Co.) 

Proctor  Journal 9.75 

Red  Lake  Falls  (Red  Lake  Co.) 

Red  Lake  Falls  Gazette 17.00 

Red  Wing  (Goodhue  Co.) 

Red  Wing  Daily  Republican 201 .  64 

Renville  (Renville  Co.) 

Renville  Star  Farmer 18 .  65 

Richmond  (Stearns  Co.) 

Richmond  Standard 2.00 

Roseau  (Roseau  Co.) 

Roseau  Co.  Times 11 .00 

Rushmore  (Nobles  Co.) 

Rushmore    Enterprise 5.00 

St.  Cloud  (Stearns  Co.) 

Journal-Press  Co 58.25 

St.  Cloud  Times 224.88 

St.  James  (Watonwan  Co.) 

Journal  Gazette 15 .  50 

St.  James  Plaindealer 12 ,00 

St.  Paul  (Ramsey  Co.) 

Minnesotske    Noviny 8.00 

Minn.  Stats  Tidning  Pub.  Co,  ,  . .         1 .00 

Pioneer  Press  &  Dispatch 12,329,53 


Sauk  Center  (Stearns  Co,) 

Sauk  Center  Herald $       1,00 

Sauk  Rapids  (Benton  Co,) 

Sentinel-Free  Press 12  05 

Shakopee  (Scott  Co,) 

Scott  Co,  Argus 26. 30 

Shevlin  (Clearwater  Co.) 

Shevlin    Herald 16  00 

South  St.  Paul  (Dakota  Co.) 

South  St.  Paul  Daily  Reporter. . .     138.61 
Spicer  (Kandiyohi  Co.) 

Green  Lake  Breeze 9.00 

Spring  Valley  (Fillmore  Co.) 

Spring  Valley  Sun 25.00 

Stewart  (McLeod  Co.) 

Stewart  Tribune 30.00 

Stewartville  (Olmstead  Co.) 

Stewartville  Star 9 .  70 

Stillwater  (Washington  Co.) 

Stillwater  Gazette 287.56 

Tintah  (Traverse  Co.) 

Tintah   Journal 3.90 

Triumph  (Martin  Co.) 

Triumph  Progress 11 .  50 

Twin  Valley  (Norman  Co.) 

Twin  Valley  Times 4 ,  00 

Two  Harbors  (Lake  Co.) 

Iron  Trade  Journal 167 .  90 

Tyler  (Lincoln  Co.) 

Tyler  Herald 55 

Wabasha  (Wabasha  Co.) 

Wabasha  Co,  Herald 24.00 

Waconia  (Carver  Co.) 

Waconia  Patriot 17,45 

Warren  (Marshall  Co.) 

Warren  Register 2.00 

Waseca  (Waseca  Co.) 

Waseca   Herald 5.00 

Waverly  (Wright  Co.) 

Waverly  Star 11 .00 

West  Concord  (Dodge  Co.) 

West  Concord  Enterprise 7.85 

Wheaton  (Traverse  Co.) 

Erickson   Bros.   &  Weekly   Foot- 
print      110.50 

Willmar  (Kandiyohi  Co.) 

Republican  Gazette 22 .  75 

Tribune  Printing  Co 89. 15 

Windom  (Cottonwood  Co.) 

Windom  Reporter .35 

Winnebago  (Faribault  Co.) 

Winnebago  Enterprise 8 .  75 

Winona  (Winona  Co.) 

Winona  Independent 355 .  31 

Winthrop  (Sibley  Co.) 

Winthrop  News 43 .00 

Wolverton  (Wilkin  Co.) 

Wolverton   Progress 2 .  25 

Woodstock  (Pipestone  Co.) 

Woodstock   News 1 .  00 

Worthington  (Nobles  Co.) 

Advance   Herald 20.00 

Worthington  Globe 8 .00 

Young  America  (Carver  Co.) 

Young  America  Eagle 5 ,  00 

Zumbrota  (Goodhue  Co.) 

ZumbrotaNews 19.00 


The  following  Associations  deserve  credit  as  such,  although  the  amounts 
contributed  have  been  distributed  geographically,  and  so  are  included  in  the 
general  tabulation  by  town  and  county: 


Minnesota  Editorial  Ass'n $  100.00 

Minnesota  Federation  of  Women's 

Clubs 191.75 


Modern  Woodmen  of  America $  273.00 

Minnesota  State  Federation  of  Labor 

(Executive  Council) 13.00 


48 


The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 


SCHOOL  CHILDREN'S  CONTRIBUTIONS 
One  of  the  most  interesting  features  connected  with  the  contributions  for 
the  Governor  Johnson  Memorial  is  the  part  that  has  been  taken  by  the  school 
children  of  the  State  and  especially  in  the  country  districts.  The  children  have 
contributed  pennies,  nickels  and  dimes,  seldom  more  than  a  quarter,  and  in 
many  cases  they  have  been  limited  by  the  teacher  or  superintendent  to  pennies  or 
nickels.  Yet  the  returns  show  a  total  of  $2,523.50  from  the  school  children  of 
the  State,  which  probably  represents  the  gifts  of  thirty  to  fifty  thousand  children. 
State  Superintendent  Shulz  early  issued  a  circular  to  the  superintendents  and 
teachers  of  the  State,  recommending  that,  without  exciting  rivalry,  an  oppor- 
tunity should  be  given  all  children  to  share  in  this  testimonial.  In  St.  Paul  and 
Minneapolis,  the  rules  of  the  school  boards  forbid  collections  in  the  schools,  and 
the  amounts  contributed  were  given  by  children  individually. 


Aitkin  County. 

Aitkin  Schools | 

1.00 

McGregor  Schools .... 

4.30 

5.30 

Becker  County. 

Frazee  Schools 

6.78 

Lake  Park  Schools .... 

3.40 

10.18 

Beltrami  County. 

Beltrami  Co.  Schools. 

26.81 

Black  Duck  Schools.. 

6.00 

Spooner  Schools 

1.50 

34.31 

Bigstone  County. 

Clinton  Schools 

3.35 

3.35 

Blue  Earth  County. 

Mankato  Schools 

2.00 

Mapleton  Schools .... 

1.05 

Vernon     City     Public 

Schools 

1.00 

4.05 

Brown  County. 

New  Ulm  Schools .... 

6.50 

6.50 

Carlton  County. 

Cloquet  Schools 

36.66 

Moose  Lake  Schools . . 

2.25 

Scanlon  Schools 

4.00 

42.91 

Carver  County. 

Carver  Co.  Schools .  .  . 

1.50 

Waconia  Schools 

1.45 

Chaska  Schools 

7.00 

9.95 

Cass  County. 

Hackensack  Schools .  . 

1.00 

Cass  Co.  Rual  Schools 

10.25 

Pine  River  Schools .  .  . 

3.25 

W^alker  School 

2.60 

17.10 

Chippewa  County. 

Clara  City  Schools  . .  . 

2.00 

Montevideo  Schools . . 

13.47 

15.47 

Chisago  County. 

Harris  Schools 

1.43 

Lindstrom  Schools .  .  . 

5.13 

.6.56 

Clay  County. 

Moorehead  Schools  .  .  . 

33.48 

33.48 

Clearwater  County. 

Bagley  Schools 

14.63 

Clearwater  Co.  Schools 

6.82 

21.45 

Cook  County. 

Grand  Marais  Schools 

20.63 

20.63 

Cottonwood  County. 

Mountain  Lake  Schools 

7.30 

7.30 

Crow  Wing  County. 

Brainerd  Schools 

13.20 

13.20 

Dakota  County. 

Hastings  Schools 

15.90 

Dakota  Co.  Schools  .  .  . 

14.83 

Rosemount Schools.  .  . 

1.00 

31.73 

Dodge  County. 

Hayfield  Schools 

6.74 

6.74 

76 

.23 

4 

.96 

13 

.60 

38, 

.15 

11. 

,90 

Douglas  County. 

Douglas  Co.  Schools .  .  $  5 .  47             5 .  47 
Faribault  County. 

Elmore  Schools 3.15             3.15 

Fillmore  County. 

Harmony  Schools.  ...  10.11 

Peterson  Schools 1.75 

Wykoff  Schools 3.37           15.23 

Freeborn  County. 

Albert  Lea  Schools ...  29 .  34 

Freeborn  County  Rural 

Schools 46.89 

Goodhue  County. 

Cannon  Falls  Schools.  1.30 

Pine  Island  Schools ...  3 .  66 
Grant  County. 

Ashby  Schools 3.90 

Herman   Schools 9 .  70 

Hennepin  County. 

Dayton  Schools 3.05 

Excelsior  Schools 10 .  00 

Minneapolis  Schools.  .  19.49 

Wayzata  Schools 5.61 

Houston  County. 

Caledonia  Schools ....  6.15 

Houston  Schools 5 .  75 

Isanti  County. 

Spring  Vale  Schools .  .  1 .  90 

Stanchfield  Schools ...  .85 

Braham  Schools 1 .50 

Isanti   Schools 1 .  35 

Cambridge  Schools.  .  .  2.00 

Dalbo  Schools 1.30             8.90 

Itasca  County. 

Cohasset  Schools 1 .81 

Grand  Rapids  Schools  11.75 

Taconite  Schools 4.25 

Coleraine   Schools ....  12.15 

Bovey  Schools 2.00           31.96 

Kandiyohi  County. 

Atwater   Schools 6 .  00 

New  London  Schools .  .  3 .  26 

Kandiyohi  Co.  Schools  45.71 

VVillmar   Schools 31.15           86 .  12 

Kittson  County. 

Hallock  Schools 61 

Kittson  Co.  Schools .  .  62.18           62.79 
Koochiching  County. 

International  Falls ..  .  17.97           17.97 
Lac  Qui  Parle  County. 

Lac  Qui  Parle  County 

Schools 21.50 

Madison  Schools 1 .  25           22 .  75 

Lake  County. 

Lake  Co.  Schools.....  1.81             1.81 


Appendix  II 


49 


Le  Sueur  County. 

Le  Sueur  Schools $      8 .  46 

Le  Sueur  Cnt.Schools.  15.33 

Montgomery  Schools.  6.68 

New  Prague  Schools .  .  15.10 

Ottawa  Schools .50 

Lincoln  County. 

I vanhoe    Schools 7 .  00 

Lake  Benton  Schools.  8.50 

Tyler  Schools 5.37 

McLeod  County. 

Lester  Prairie  Schools .  2 .  50 

Silver  Lake  Schools ...  3 .  75 

Marshall  County. 

Viking  Schools 1.00 

Meeker  County. 

Grove  City  Schools ...  7 .  75 

Litchfield  Schools 16.31 

Mille  Lacs  County. 

Princeton  Schools 2.05 

Mille  Lacs  Co.  Schools  20.00 

Morrison  County. 

Little  Falls  Schools ...  23 .  95 

Swanville  Schools....  3.42 

Murray  County. 

Murray  Co.  Schools..  36,48 

Fulda   Schools 6 .  72 

Lake  Wilson  Schools .  .  .50 

Nobles  County. 

Ellsworth  Schools 8.36 

Worthington  Schools.  1.75 

Norman  County. 

Gary  Schools 3 .  50 

Hendrum  Schools.  ...  2.35 

Norman  Co.  Schools .  .  31 .00 

Ottertail  County. 

Dalton 1.15 

Ottertail  Co.  Schools .  .  201 .  03 

Pelican  Rapids  Schools  2 .  03 

Pine  County. 

Findlayson  Schools ...  1 .  75 

Hinckley  Schools 3 .  27 

Pipestone  County. 

Pipestone  Schools. ...  4.99 

Woodstock  Schools ...  1 .  00 

Pope  County. 

Farwell  Schools 2.61 

Starbuck  Schools 2.26 

Ramsey  County. 

New  Brighton  Schools  3.71 

St.  Paul  Schools 247 .  23 

Ramsey  County  Rural 

Schools 25 .  83 

Red  Lake  County. 

Red  Lake  Falls  Schools  6 .  00 

St.  Hilaire  Schools 6 .  50 

Thief    River    Falls 

Schools 30.04 

Redwood  County. 

Redwood  Co.  Schools.  7.15 

Redwood  Falls  Schools  1 .81 

Seaforth  Schools 1.31 

Walnut  Grove  Schools  4.00 

Renville  County. 

Buffalo  Lake  Schools.  3.24 

Hector  Schools '      1.00 

Rice  County. 

Faribault  Schools 27 .  76 

Morristown   Schools..  1.30 

Northfield  Schools 27 .  60 

Webster  Schools 2 .  35 

Rock  County. 

Hills   Schools 2.95 

Roseau  County. 

Warroad  Schools 3 .  66 

Roseau  Co.  Schools ...  25 .  20 


St.  Louis  County. 

Biwabik  Schools $ 

13.86 

Buhl  Schools 

6.00 

Chisholm   Schools .... 

26.05 

Duluth  Schools 

215.16 

46.07 

Ely   Schools 

5.03 

Hibbing   Schools 

44.77 

St.  Louis  Co.  Schools. 

130.69 

441.56 

Scott  County. 

20.87 

Jordan  Schools 

14.00 

Newmarket  Schools .  . 

2.35 

Prior  Lake  Schools .  . . 

2.85 

19.20 

6.25 

Sibley  County. 

Green  Isle  Schools .... 

5.65 

1.00 

Henderson  Schools .  .  . 

4.66 

Winthrop  Schools .... 

.50 

10.81 

Stearns  County. 

24.06 

Belgrade  Schools 

5.10 

Brooten  Schools 

2.70 

Holdingford  Schcyols . . 

.50 

22.05 

St.  Cloud  Schools 

Stearns     Co.     District 

57.36 

Schools 

89.97 

155.63 

27.37 

Steele  County. 

Owatonna  Schools 

16.18 

16.18 

Stevens  County. 

Chokio  Schools 

5.35 

43.70 

Hancock  Schools 

4.85 

Morris  Schools 

4.85 

15.05 

Swift  County. 

10.11 

Appleton  Schools 

3.10 

Murdock  Schools 

11.53 

14.63 

Todd  County. 

Eagle  Bend  Schools . .  . 

7,47 

36.85 

Long  Prairie  Schools .  . 

1.14 

Staples  Schools 

12.95 

21.56 

Wabasha  County. 

Elgin  Schools 

2.96 

204.21 

Plainview  Schools .... 
Wadena  County. 

8.00 

10.96 

Sebeka   Schools 

4.35 

4.35 

5.02 

Waseca  County. 

Waseca  Schools 

13.50 

Waseca  Co.  Schools .  .  . 

42.35 

55.85 

5.99 

Washington  County. 

Afton  Schools 

1.15 

Forest  Lake  Schools .  . 

3.50 

4.87 

Grant  Schools 

3.11 

Mahtomedi   Schools.. 

•    4.15 

So.  Stillwater  Schools. 

10.40 

Stillwater  Schools 

12.02 

Wash'g'ton  Co.Schools 

41.20 

75.53 

276 . 77 

Watonwan  County. 

Butter  field  Schools.  .  . 

1.00 

Madelia   Schools 

1.00 

2.00 

Wilkin  County. 

Wolverton  Schools .  .  . 

2.25 

2.25 

42.54 

Winona  County. 

St.  Charles  Schools  .  .  . 

1.00 

Winona  Schools 

21.92 

Winona  Co.   Schools .  . 

29.75 

Winona  County  Rural 

Schools 

7.96 

60.63 

14.27 

Wright  County. 

Clearwater  Schools . .  . 

17.00 

Hasty  Schools 

1.15 

4.24 

Howard  Lake  Schools . 

2.75 

Maple  Lake  Schools .  . 

2.35 

So.  Haven  Schools 

2.00 

Stockholm   Schools .  .  . 

2.55 

27.80 

Yellow  Medicine  County. 

59.01 

Clarkfield  Schools 

2.25 

2.25 

No  County  Given. 

Beaver  Falls  Schools . . 

1.50 

2.95 

Pine  Lake  Schools .... 

.50 

Spencer  Schools 

3.50 

Tilden  Schools 

3.50 

9.00 

28.86 

Total  Given  by  Schools 

$2,523.50 

50  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 


Appendix  III 

Articles  of  Organization  and  Minutes  of  the  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission 

ARTICLES  OF  ORGANIZATION 

The  undersigned,  members  of  the  Johnson  Memorial  Commission,  heretofore 
appointed  by  Governor  A.  O.  Eberhart,  have,  for  the  purpose  of  effecting  the 
proper  organization  to  enable  us  to  perform  our  duties  as  such  Commission, 
adopted,  and  hereby  do  adopt  the  following  Articles  of  Organization. 

I. 

The  name  of  the  organization  shall  be.  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission,  of  Minnesota. 

II. 
The  officers  of  said  Commission  shall  consist  of  a  President,  Vice-President, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer;  and  an  Executive  Committee  consisting  of  five  members, 
to  be  composed  of  the  officers,  and  one  member  to  be  elected  by  the  general  Com- 
mission. / 

III. 

The  duties  of  the  President  shall  consist  in  presiding  at  all  meetings,  signing 
all  executive  communications  and  reports,  and  calling  such  special  meetings  of  the 
Executive  Committee  and  the  general  Commission,  as  may  be  necessary  or  requi- 
site.    He  shall   be  ex-officio  chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee. 

The  Vice-President  shall  be  charged  with  the  performance  of  the  duties  of 
the  President,  in  the  absence  of  the  latter. 

The  Secretary  shall  keep  complete  records  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Com- 
mission and  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  caused  to  be 
transcribed  into  the  books  of  the  Commission  an  accurate  list  of  the  contribu- 
tors to  the  memorial  fund,  giving  the  name  of  each  contributor,  his  residence,  and 
the  amount  contributed  by  him ;  and  such  list  shall  also  be  tabulated  by  localities, 
so  as  to  show  the  whole  amount  contributed  by  each  county,  city  and  village 
in  the  State;  such  contributions  to  be  credited  first  to  the  citizens  making  the 
same,  and  next  to  the  locaUty  of  which  he  is  a  resident. 

The  Treasurer  shall  receive  and  safely  keep  and  account  for  all  moneys 
and  contributions  made  to  the  Commission,  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  or- 
ganized. No  moneys  shall  be  paid  out  except  on  the  order  of  the  Executive 
Committee,  for  which  due  vouchers  shall  be  given  to  the  Treasurer. 

IV. 

The  officers  of  the  Commission,  and  the  Executive  Committee,  shall,  hold 
their  office  during  the  existence  of  the  Commission. 

Vacancies  occurring  in  the  membership  of  the  Commission  shall  be^fiHed  by 
the  Governor  of  Minnesota.  Vacancies  occurring  among  the  officers,  or  in  the 
Executive  Committee,  shall  be  filled  by  the  Commission,  at  a  regular  meeting 
of  that  body,  or  at  a  special  meeting  called  for  the  purpose  of  such  election. 


Appendix  III  51 

V. 

Meetings  of  the  Commission  or  of  the  Executive  Committee  may  be  called 
by  the  President  at  any  time,  upon  due  notice  to  the  members,  such  notice  to 
give  sufficient  time  for  the  assembling  of  the  members  from  distant  points. 

Meetings  of  the  Commission  shall  be  called  by  the  President  at  any  time 
on  the  request  of  three  members. 

A  monthly  report  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Commission  shall  be  made  to 
the  Governor  of  Minnesota,  by  the  Secretary,  to  be  approved  by  the  President. 

VI. 

No  member  of  this  Commission  shall  be  paid,  or  receive  any  compensation 
for  his  services.  But  said  commission  through  said  Executive  Committee  may 
audit,  allow  and  pay  such  necessary  expenses  as  may  be  incurred  by  said  Com- 
mission, or  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  thereof,  for  postage,  stationery,  books  and 
clerical  assistance. 

VII. 

All  members  of  the  Commission,  in  their  several  localities,  may  receive  any 
and  all  contributions  made  to  the  funds  of  the  Commission;  such  contributions, 
when  so  received  by  any  member  of  the  Commission,  shall  be  by  him  immediately 
transferred  to  the  Treasurer,  together  with  a  list  of  the  names  of  the  parties  mak- 
ing such  contribution,  the  amount  of  such  contribution,  and  the  residence  of  the 
contributor.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Treasurer  to  receipt  to  such  member 
for  said  remittance. 

VIII. 
Each  individual  contribution  shall  be  limited  to  a  maximum  of  One  Dollar. 
No  contribution  shall  be  received  from  theatrical  or  other  benefit  performances; 
but  any  existing  organization,  association  or  society  may  make  such  contribu- 
tions as  it  sees  fit,  provided  however,  that  in  such  case,  such  organization,  associa- 
tion or  society  shall  transmit  to  the  Treasurer  with  its  contribution,  the  individual 
names  and  residences  of  the  parties  contributing  thereto,  and  that  such  contri- 
bution shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  One  Dollar  for  each  individual  participating 
therein. 

IX. 

When  the  duties  of  the  Commission  shall  have  terminated  a  full  report  of  all 
of  its  doings,  receipts,  and  disbursements,  including  the  names  of  all  contributors, 
shall  be  made  and  delivered  to  the  Governor  of  this  State,  to  be  filed  in  the  archives 
of  the  State. 

X. 

The  Commission  shall  have  the  right  to  provide  for,  and  cause  the  appoint- 
ment or  election  of,  such  other  standing  or  special  committees  as  may  from  time  to 
time  be  found  necessary;  and  these  articles  may  be  altered,  amended  or  added  to, 
at  any  meeting  of  said  Commission,  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  those  present  and  vot- 
ing, but  the  notice  for  the  call  of  such  meeting  shall  not  be  less  than  one  week, 
and  said  call  shall  specify  in  detail  the  amendment  then  to  be  proposed. 


52  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

The  foregoing  articles  having  been  adopted  by  the  Commission  are  herewith 
signed  by  the  members  thereof: 

C.  D.  O'Brien.  A.  C.  Weiss. 

W.  H.  Hunter.  Joseph  Sell  wood. 

L.  V.  AsHBAUGH.  D.  M.  Neill. 

Edward  H.  Whitcomb.      Theo.  Wold. 

Charles  W.  Ames.  H.  G.  Day. 

Isabel  A.  Higbee.  A.  L.  Sackett. 

B.  F.  Nelson.  A.  E.  Rice. 

L.  J.  Boughner.  C.  F.  Macdonald. 

H.  V.  Jones.  Elmer  E.  Adams.        , 

Geo.  p.  Wilson.  S.  B.  Nelson. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  GOVERNOR  JOHN  ALBERT  JOHNSON  MEMORIAL 

COMMISSION  AND  OF  ITS  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

October  4, 1909 

The  Commission  appointed  by  Governor  Eberhart  to  take  charge  of  the 
Johnson  Memorial  Fund  met  at  the  call  of  Mr.  O'Brien  (designated  as  Chairman 
in  the  Governor's  appointmnet)  at  the  Minnesota  Club  in  St.  Paul  on  Monday, 
October  4,  1909.  The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Mr.  O'Brien  at  2:15,  and 
Charles  W.  Ames  was  appointed  temporary  Secretary. 

On  roll-call  the  following  Commissioners  were  found  to  be  present:  C.  D. 
O'Brien,  A.  C.  Weiss,  C.  W.  Ames,  D.  M.  Neill,  Mrs.  C.  G.  Higbee,  W.  H.  Hunter, 
L.  V.  Ashbaugh,  L.  J.  Boughner,  H.  V.  Jones,  B.  F.  Nelson,  Theo.  Wold,  H.  G. 
Day  (by  his  son,  C.  H.  Day),  Maj.  A.  L.  Sackett,  Dr.  E.  H.  Whitcomb,  Gen. 
Geo.  P.  Wilson,  Hon.  C.  F.  Macdonald,  Gov.  A.  E.  Rice. 

Articles  of  Organization  drawn  by  Mr.  O'Brien  were  presented  and  voted 
on  section  by  section  and  adopted  with  some  amendments  as  follows: 

I. 

The  name  of  the  organization  shall  be  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission,  of  Minnesota. 

II. 

The  officers  of  said  Commission  shall  consist  of  a  President,  Vice-President, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer;  and  an  Executive  Committee  consisting  of  five  members, 
to  be  composed  of  the  officers,  and  one  member  to  be  elected  by  the  general 
Commission. 

III. 

The  duties  of  the  President  shall  consist  in  presiding  at  all  meetings,  signing 
all  executive  communications  and  reports,  and  calling  such  special  meetings 
of  the  Executive  Committee  and  the  general  Commission,  as  may  be  necessary  or 
requisite.     He  shall  be  ex-officio  chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee. 

The  Vice-President  shall  be  charged  with  the  performance  of  the  duties  of 
the  President,  in  the  absence  of  the  latter. 

The  Secretary  shall  keep  complete  records  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Com- 
mission and  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  cause  to  be 
transcribed  into  the  books  of  the  Commission  an  accurate  list  of  the  contributors 


Appendix  III  53 

to  the  memorial  fund,  giving  the  name  of  each  contributor,  his  residence,  and  the 
amount  contributed  by  him;  and  such  list  shall  also  be  tabulated  by  localities, 
so  as  to  show  the  whole  amount  contributed  by  each  county,  city  and  village  in 
the  State;  such  contributions  to  be  credited  first  to  the  citizen  making  the  same, 
and  next  to  the  locality  of  which  he  is  a  resident. 

The  Treasurer  shall  receive  and  safely  keep  and  account  for  all  moneys  and 
contributions  made  to  the  Commission,  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  organized. 
No  moneys  shall  be  paid  out  except  on  the  order  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
for  which  due  vouchers  shall  be  given  to  the  Treasurer. 

IV. 

The  officers  of  the  Commission,  and  the  Executive  Committee,  shall  hold 
their  office  during  the  existence  of  the  Commission. 

Vacancies  occurring  in  the  membership  of  the  Commission  shall  be  filled  by 
the  Governor  of  Minnesota.  Vacancies  occurring  among  the  officers,  or  in  the 
Executive  Committee,  shall  be  filled  by  the  Commission,  at  a  regular  meeting 
of  that  body,  or  at  a  special  meeting  called  for  the  purpose  of  such  election. 

V. 

Meetings  of  the  Commission  or  of  the  Executive  Committee  may  be  called 
by  the  President  at  any  time,  upon  due  notice  to  the  members,  such  notice  to 
give  sufficient  time  for  the  assembling  of  the  members  from  distant  points. 

Meeting  of  the  Commission  shall  be  called  by  the  President  at  any  time  on 
the  request  of  three  members. 

A  monthly  report  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Commission  shall  be  made  to 
the  Governor  of  Minnesota,  by  the  Secretary,  to  be  approved  by  the  President. 

VI. 

No  member  of  this  Commission  shall  be  paid,  or  receive  any  compensation 
for  his  services.  But  said  Commission  through  said  Executive  Committee  may 
audit,  allow  and  pay  such  necessary  expenses  as  may  be  incurred  by  said  Commis- 
sion, or  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  thereof,  for  postage,  stationery,  books 
and  clerical  assistance. 

VII. 

Each  member  of  the  Commission,  in  their  several  localities,  may  receive  any 
and  all  contributions  made  to  the  funds  of  the  Commission;  such  contributions, 
when  so  received  by  any  member  of  the  Commission,  shall  be  by  him  immediately 
transferred  to  the  Treasurer,  together  with  a  list  of  the  names  of  the  parties  mak- 
ing such  contribution,  and  the  residence  of  the  contributor.  And  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Treasurer  to  receipt  to  such  member  for  said  remittance. 

VIII. 

Each  individual  contribution  shall  be  limited  to  a  maximum  of  One  Dollar. 
No  contribution  shall  be  received  from  theatrical  or  other  benefit  performances;  but 
any  existing  organization,  association  or  society  may  make  such  contribution 
as  it  sees  fit,  provided  however,  that  in  such  case,  such  organization,  association 
or  society  shall  transmit  to  the  Treasurer  with  its  contribution,  the  individual 
names  and  residences  of  the  parties  contributing  thereto,  and  that  such  contri- 
bution shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  One  Dollar  for  each  individual  participating 
therein. 


54  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

IX. 

When  the  duties  of  the  Commission  shall  have  terminated  a  full  report  of 
all  of  its  doings,  receipts,  and  disbursements,  including  the  names  of  all  contribu- 
tors, shall  be  made  and  delivered  to  the  Governor  of  this  State,  to  be  filed  in  the 
archives  of  the  State. 

X. 

The  Commission  shall  have  the  right  to  provide  for,  and  cause  the  appoint- 
ment or  election  of  such  other  standing  or  special  committees  as  may  from  time 
to  time  be  found  necessary;  and  these  articles  may  be  altered,  amended  or  added 
to,  at  any  meeting  of  said  Commission,  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  those  present 
and  voting,  but  the  notice  for  the  call  of  such  meeting  shall  not  be  less  than  one 
week,  and  said  call  shall  specify  in  detail  the  amendment  then  to  be  proposed. 

A  nominating  committee  composed  of  General  Wilson,  Mr.  Ashbaugh  and 
Governor  Rice,  reported  the  following  nominations  for  officers  of  the  Commission; 
For  President,  C.  D.  O'Brien;  for  Vice-President,  A.  C.  Weiss;  for  Treasurer, 
B.  F.  Nelson;  for  Secretary,  Charles  W.  Ames.  For  additional  member  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  D.  M.  Neill.  By  unanimous  vote  the  report  of  the  Nomi- 
nating Committee  was  accepted  and  the  officers  nominated  were  elected. 

After  a  general  discussion  of  the  purposes  and  problems  of  the  Commission 
the  following  resolutions  on  motion  were  duly  adopted: 

RESOLVED,  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Com- 
mission having  been  fully  organized,  requests  that  all  contributions  to 
the  Memorial  Fund  be  at  once  remitted  to  B.  F.  Nelson,  Treasurer,  at 
728  Security  Bank  Building,  Minneapolis. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial 
Commission  desires  that  a  contribution  of  not  less  than  $25,000  be  made 
promptly  in  order  that  the  Fund  may  be  closed  on  or  about  November  1st. 

The  following  resolution,  prepared  by  Mr.  Macdonald,  was  unanimously 
adopted : 

Whereas,  the  late  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  was  for  many 
years  one  of  the  most  highly  esteemed  members  of  the  Minnesota 
Editors'  and  Publishers'  Association,  serving  as  its  president,  and  was 
honored  and  beloved  by  its  members  as  was  none  of  his  predecessors;  and, 

Whereas,  a  movement  has  been  inaugurated  to  erect  a  statue  in  his 
honor,  by  popular  subscription  of  amounts  not  exceeding  One  Dollar,  so 
that  it  may  stand  through  ages  to  come  as  a  People's  tribute  in  recogni- 
tion of  the  services  to  the  State  of  John  Albert  Johnson;  and. 

Whereas,  the  newspapers  of  the  State  can  and  are  furthering  and 
supporting  this  movement;  therefore  be  it 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial 
Commission  acknowledges  and  tenders  its  thanks  to  the  newspaper 
press  of  Minnesota  for  their  valuable  aid. 

RESOLVED,  That  we  earnestly  request  the  said  newspapers  to  con- 
tinue their  good  work,  and  in  their  various  communities  to  urge  upon 
their  readers  cooperation  by  subscription. 

RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  transmitted  to 
the  officers  of  the  Minnesota  Editorial  Association,  with  a  view  to  se- 
curing their  hearty  official  cooperation. 


Appendix  III  65 

Mrs.  Higbee,  who  was  obliged  to  leave  the  meeting,  announced  that  the 
State  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs  desired  to  take  an  active  part  in  the  work  of 
collecting  contributions  from  the  various  branches  of  the  Federation  throughout 
the  State. 

The  meeting  adjourned  at  4 :30  to  enable  the  Commission  to  go  in  a  body  to 
wait  on  the  Governor. 

Charles   W.   Ames,   Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
November  5,  1909 

The  Executive  Committee  met  on  the  call  of  the  Chairman,  at  the  Minne- 
sota Club  in  St.  Paul,  on  Friday,  November  5,  1909.  All  five  members  were 
present.  The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Chairman  O'Brien  at  1:15  P.  M. 
The  Secretary  made  a  full  report  of  the  correspondence  which  he  had  had  with 
newspapers  and  individuals  with  a  view  of  stimulating  interest  in  the  fund  through- 
out all  the  counties  of  the  State;  and  gave  a  statement  showing  the  daily  receipts 
from  October  11th  to  November  4th,  as  shown  by  the  Treasurer's  reports.  Treas- 
urer Nelson  stated  that  the  balance  of  the  fund  in  the  bank  at  that  time  was  $16,- 
101.36,  and  it  appeared  from  the  announcements  in  the  Pioneer  Press,  Duluth 
Herald  and  other  papers,  that  there  was  more  than  a  thousand  dollars  additional 
in  sight  not  yet  turned  in  to  the  Treasurer. 

After  discussing  these  facts,  the  Committee  concluded  that  it  was  still  prob- 
able that  the  minimum  amount  proposed  by  the  Commission  of  $25,000  could  be 
raised  by  a  continuance  of  the  campaign  for  a  short  time. 

The  following  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Secretary  be  requested  to  write  further 
communications  to  individuals  and  newspapers  in  the  several  counties  of 
the  State,  which  have  not  yet  turned  in  full  reports,  urging  that  subscrip- 
tion papers  be  circulated  systematically. 

RESOLVED,  That  Thanksgiving  Day  be  named  as  the  special 
date  when  the  final  offering  to  the  fund  be  made,  and  that  all  newspapers 
be  requested  to  send  to  the  Treasurer  on  November  27th  the  amounts 
collected  by  them,  in  order  that  the  fund  may  be  closed  on  the  books 
of  the  Commission  by  the  end  of  November. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
December  16,  1909 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commis- 
sion met  at  the  Minnesota  Club,  St.  Paul,  on  Thursday,  December  16,  1909. 
Present,  Messrs.  O'Brien,  Nelson,  Neill  and  Ames.  The  meeting  was  called  to 
order  by  the  chairman  at  1 :  15  P.  M.  The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  of  the  Exec- 
utive Committee  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Treasurer  filed  a  report  showing  the  total  amount  received  in  the  funds 
to  date  to  be  $23,724.80,  of  which  $20,000  was  drawing  interest  at  three  percent, 
on  Certificates  of  Deposit  in  the  Northwestern  National  Bank. 


56  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

Vouchers  presented  by  Mr.  Nelson  for  $11.37  were  approved.  A  statement 
of  the  West  PubHshing  Company  with  vouchers  for  $221.09  for  moneys  expended 
for  the  Commission  was  approved  and  ordered  paid.  The  payment  of  $50  on 
account  was  ordered  to  Pollock's  Clipping  Bureau,  of  Minneapolis,  for  newspaper 
clippings  furnished. 

The  following  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted : 

RESOLVED,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  the  Executive  Committee  that 

the  Memorial  be  placed  on  the  Capitol  grounds  in  the  City  of  St.  Paul. 
RESOLVED,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  the  Executive  Committee  that 

the  Memorial  should  consist  of  a  bronze  statue  of  heroic  size,  with  a 

proper  pedestal. 

It  was  informally  decided  that  a  meeting  of  the  full  commission  should  be 
called  for  Saturday,  January  8th,  if  the  Secretary  should  ascertain,  by  correspon- 
dence, that  a  majority  of  the  members  can  be  present  at  that  time. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  GOVERNOR  JOHN  ALBERT  JOHNSON 
MEMORIAL  COMMISSION 
January  8,  1910 
The  Commission  met  pursuant  to  the  call  of  the  Executive  Committee,  at 
the  Minnesota  Club,  St.  Paul,  on  January  8,  1910.     The  meeting  was  called  to 
order  by  Chairman  C.  D.  O'Brien,  at  2:30  P.  M.     On  roll-call  the  following 
members  were  found  to  be  present:  Adams,  Ames,  Boughner,  Day,  Mrs.  Higbee, 
Hunter,  Jones,  Neill,  B.  F.  Nelson,  S.  B.  Nelson,  O'Brien,  Sackett,  Weiss  and 
Wold.     The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  of  the  Commission  were  read  and  ap- 
proved.    The  minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  November 
5,  1909,  and  December  16,  1909,  were  read  for  the  information  of  the  meeting. 
The  treasurer,  Mr.  B.  F.  Nelson,  made  a  verbal  report  showing  that  the  total 
receipts  to  date  were  $24,258.54;  expenditures,  $308.14;  balance  in  the  treasury, 
$23,950.40,  of  which  $20,000  is  drawing  interest. 

The  Secretary  read  from  a  tabulation,  the  amounts  contributed  from  the 
several  counties  of  the  State,  showing  that  the  fund  is,  as  was  hoped,  widely 
representative  of  the  citizens  of  Minnesota.  The  total  given  by  public  school 
children  was  stated  to  be  $2,475.97.  It  was  estimated  that  this  represented  the 
gifts  of  more  than  fifty  thousand  school  children  and  that  the  total  number  of 
individual  contributions  was  upwards  of  seventy-five  thousand  and  might  prob- 
ably come  closer  to  one  hundred  thousand. 

The  Secretary  then  submitted  an  extended  report  which,  on  motion  of  Mr. 
Day,  seconded  by  Mr.  Weiss,  was  ordered  received  and  filed,  with  the  thanks 
of  the  Commission  to  the  Secretary  for  his  careful  and  laborious  attention  to  the 
affairs  of  the  Commission,  and  for  his  valuable  suggestions. 

The  following  resolutions  were  adopted  on  motion  of  Mr.  Ames: 

RESOLVED,    That    the    original    lists   of   contributions   be    pre- 
served in  scrap-book  form  for  the  archives,  as  far  as  practicable. 

RESOLVED,  That  contributions  be  accepted,  subject  to  the  con- 
ditions of  the  By-Laws,  until  the  work  of  the  Commission  is  finished. 


Appendix  III  57 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sackett  the  following  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Memorial  be  placed  on  the  Capitol  grounds 
in  the  City  of  St.  Paul. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Hunter,  the  following  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  memorial  shall  consist  of  a  bronze  statue  of 
the  Governor,  of  heroic  size  with  a  proper  pedestal. 

The  meeting  then  took  up  for  informal  discussion  the  method  to  be  followed 
in  selecting  artists  for  the  Memorial.  The  several  methods  suggested  in  the 
Secretary's  report  were  considered.  The  Chairman  urged  that  some  sort  of 
general  competition  be  adopted  which  would  give  all  artists  a  chance  to  show 
what  they  could  do.  A  very  general  discussion  followed,  participated  in  by  all 
members  present,  and  on  motion  of  Mr.  Adams,  duly  seconded,  the  following 
resolution  was  adopted : 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be  instructed  to 
select  one  or  more  sculptors  to  be  requested  to  submit  sketch  models 
for  the  monument  and  authorized  to  spend,  at  its  discretion,  not  exceed- 
ing one  thousand  dollars  in  that  connection. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Wold  it  was  unanimously 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be  authorized  to 
select  a  location  for  the  statue  on  the  Capitol  grounds  after  conference 
with  the  Governor  and  the  architect  of  the  Capitol,  and  report  such  se- 
lection back  to  the  Commission  for  its  approval. 

It  5vas  suggested  than  an  informal  expression  be  taken  as  to  the  preference  of 
the  members  regarding  sitting  or  standing  statues.  On  roll-call  Mrs.  Higbee, 
Messrs.  Adams,  Boughner,  Day,  Jones,  Neill,  B.  F.  Nelson,  S.  B.  Nelson  and 
Weiss  recorded  their  preference  for  a  standing  statue.  Messrs.  Hunter, 
O'Brien,  Sackett,  Wold  and  Ames  declined  to  express  a  preference. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned  at  4:45  P.  M. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 

SECRETARY'S  REPORT  TO  THE  JOHNSON  MEMORIAL 
COMMISSION 
January  8,  1910 
Immediately  following  the  organization  meeting  of  the  Commission,  which 
was  held  on  October  4,  1909,  I  mailed  a  printed  notice  to  all  the  newspapers  of 
the  State,  making  known  the  suggestions  of  the  Commission  in  regard  to  the 
method  of  collecting  and  acknowledging  contributions,  the  amount  to  be  raised 
and  the  date  for  closing  the  fund.  In  this  notice  it  was  requested  that  all  contri- 
butions should  be  forwarded  through  local  newspapers  to  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Commission,  Mr.  B.  F.  Nelson.  A  plan  for  making  daily  reports  on  the  funds 
received  was  worked  out  with  Mr.  Nelson,  and  in  pursuance  of  this  plan,  he  has 
reported  to  me,  daily,  on  blanks  printed  for  that  purpose,  the  amounts  received  from 
various  sources,  and  such  funds  as  have  been  remitted  to  me  direct,  I  have  turned 
over  to  him  to  be  re-reported  to  me  in  the  same  manner.  These  reports  have 
been  tabulated  as  I  have  received  them,  the  clerical  work  being  carried  on  very 
economically  with  the  aid  of  the  West  Publishing  Company's  organization  which 


58  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

has  courteously  allowed  me  to  call  for  stenographic  and  clerical  assistance,  as 
needed,  at  actual  cost.  A  printed  report  of  the  current  receipts,  tabulated  by- 
town  and  county,  was  made  up  and  mailed  to  all  of  the  Minnesota  newspapers  on 
October  21st,  October  27th  and  November  9th.  There  has  been  more  or  less 
correspondence  during  all  this  time  with  newspapers  and  individual  contributors, 
as  well  as  with  the  members  of  the  Commission.  The  total  cost  of  the  clerical 
assistance,  in  tabulating  the  returns,  for  stationery  and  postage,  in  correspon- 
dence and  for  printing  and  maiHng  the  reports,  amounts  up  to  this  time  to  less 
than  $275. 

There  have  been  two  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee,  the  first  on  No- 
vember 5th  and  the  second  on  December  16th.  At  the  first  meeting  the  follow- 
ing resolutions  were  adopted: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Secretary  be  requested  to  write  further 
communications  to  individuals  and  newspapers  in  the  several  counties 
of  the  State,  which  have  not  yet  turned  in  full  reports,  urging  that  sub- 
scription papers  be  circulated  systematically. 

RESOLVED,  That  Thanksgiving  Day  be  named  as  special  date 
when  the  final  offering  to  the  Fund  be  made  and  that  all  newspapers  be 
requested  to  send  to  the  Treasurer  on  November  27th,  the  amounts 
collected  by  them,  in  order  that  the  Fund  may  be  closed  on  the  books 
of  the  Commission  by  the  end  of  November. 

At  the  second  meeting  the  following  resolutions  were  adopted : 

RESOLVED,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  the  Executive  Committee 

that  the  Memorial  be  placed  on  the  Capitol  grounds  in  the  City  of 

St.  Paul. 

RESOLVED,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  the  Executive  Committee 

that  the  Memorial  should  consist  of  a  bronze  statue  of  heroic  size, 

with  a  proper  pedestal. 

One  point  on  which  I  wish  to  ask  instructions  from  the  Commission  is  in 
regard  to  the  final  compilation  of  the  lists  of  contributors.  The  originall  ists, 
which  are  now  in  my  hands,  are  of  all  sorts  and  sizes  and  of  varying  degrees  of 
incompleteness.  Many,  if  not  most  of  them,  are  in  the  form  of  newspaper 
clippings,  one  report  often  containing  names  from  various  points  in  the  State, 
and  sometimes  outside  of  the  State.  In  some  instances  the  papers  have  been 
unable  to  supply  the  lists  for  the  amounts  turned  over,  leaving  a  certain  margin 
of  guess  work  in  regard  to  the  distribution.  Most  of  the  contributions  made  by 
the  schools,  in  various  parts  of  the  State,  have  not  indicated  the  number  of  con- 
tributors, nor  given  the  names  of  the  contributing  children.  In  many  instances, 
particularly  from  Minneapolis,  remittances  have  been  made  in  behalf  of  the  em- 
ployees and  officers  of  some  commercial  house  without  giving  either  the  number  or 
the  names  of  the  contributors.  Occasionally  remittances  have  been  received 
anonymously,  or  from  towns  which  do  not  appear  in  the  Postal  Guide.  It  must 
be  obvious  therefore,  that  no  compilation  of  the  individual  contributions  can  be 
made  which  will  be  even  approximately  complete  and  accurate.  The  returns 
have  come  in  such  miscellaneous  and  incomplete  form  that  it  would  never  be  pos- 
sible to  make  the  Secretary's  records  balance  with  the  Treasurer's  like  the  ac- 
count books  of  a  business  house.  However,  it  is  of  course  desirable  that  the 
records  be  made  as  presentable  and  as  complete  as  possible,  for  the  final  report 


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of  the  Commission.  On  this  point  the  Articles  of  Organization,  as  adopted  by  the 
Commission,  say:  "The  Secretary  shall  cause  to  be  transcribed  into  the  books 
of  the  Commission,  an  accurate  list  of  the  contributors  to  the  Memorial  Fund, 
giving  the  name  of  each  contributor,  his  residence  and  the  amount  contributed 
by  him ;  and  such  list  shall  also  be  tabulated  by  localities,  so  as  to  show  the  whole 
amount  contributed  by  each  County,  City  and  Village  in  the  State."  This  does 
not  seem  to  require  a  complete  alphabetical  list  of  the  names,  which  is  fortunate, 
under  the  circumstances;  still  I  have  had  an  estimate  made  of  the  cost  of  putting 
our  records  into  that  shape  as  far  as  possible.  Assuming  that  our  lists  include 
thirty-six  thousand  individual  names  and  addresses,  the  cost  of  copying  these 
out  on  cards,  sorting  them  alphabetically  and  recopying  them  on  suitable  sheets 
for  binding,  would  be  approximately  $350.  As  indicated  above,  these  would, 
of  necessity,  be  far  from  complete,  and  they  would  probably  never  be  used  to 
any  such  extent  as  would  justify  the  cost  of  putting  them  into  that  form. 

A  much  less  expensive  way  of  handling  the  lists  would  be  to  preserve  the 
original  lists  in  such  shape  as  they  are  now  in  my  hands  by  making  them  into  a 
scarp-book.  By  pasting  the  original  lists,  whether  manuscript  or  newspaper 
clippings,  on  large  sheets  of  a  uniform  size,  the  sheets  could  be  bound  together  in 
scrap-book  form,  and  the  lists  indexed  by  town,  so  that  any  individual  contri- 
bution could  be  located  by  looking  up  the  various  lists  on  which  that  town  appears. 
I  estimate  that  the  cost  of  preparing  such  a  scarp-book  would  not  exceed  twenty- 
five  dollars.  The  statistics  as  to  the  distribution  of  the  contributions,  which 
are  called  for  by  the  By-Laws,  can  be  compiled  from  these  original  records,  and 
published  for  the  information  of  the  public,  and  as  a  part  of  the  Commission's 
final  report,  without  great  expense.  I  propose  to  publish  such  a  tabulated  re- 
port as  soon  as  possible,  but  I  suppose  that  we  will  continue  to  receive  desultory 
contributions  for  some  time,  and  the  final  statement  cannot  well  be  made  until  the 
business  of  the  Commission  is  wound  up. 

We  have  used  the  expression,  "closing  the  fund,"  in  connection  with  our 
announcement.  By  that  I  have  meant  merely  the  ending  of  the  active  movement 
for  the  collection  of  contributions.  I  suppose  that  it  will  be  proper  for  the 
Treasurer  to  continue  to  accept  all  contributions  subject  to  the  general  conditions 
of  our  By-Laws,  until  our  work  is  completed.  Several  hundred  dollars  has  come 
straggling  in  during  the  past  few  days,  including  some  small  amounts  from  dis- 
tant parts.  Perhaps  it  would  be  appropriate  to  notify  the  public  that  the  gates 
are  not  closed  to  those  who  wish  to  participate  in  this  movement. 

We  have  subscribed  to  a  Clipping  Bureau  and  shall  have,  as  a  part  of  our 
final  report,  another  scrap-book  made  up  of  clippings  from  newspapers,  relating 
particularly  to  the  Memorial  Commission,  the  Fund  and  its  disposition. 

All  this  leads  up  to  the  major  questions  before  the  Commission. 

We  may  congratulate  ourselves  upon  the  successful  realization  of  our  plans, 
as  we  have  practically  secured  the  amount  which  we  named  as  the  minimum  for 
our  expectations.  We  may  also  congratulate  ourselves  on  the  method  which  was 
followed,  pursuant  to  Mr.  Oilman's  original  suggestion  (which  was  immediately 
adopted  by  the  Pioneer  Press  for  the  contributions  received  before  the  governor 
appointed  our  commission),  of  maintaining  a  strictly  popular  scale  of  contribu- 


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tions  and  limiting  the  amount  to  be  accepted  from  any  one  person  to  a  dollar. 
Undoubtedly  we  could  have  raised  more  money  by  a  different  policy;  but  a  monu- 
ment costing  one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  erected  by  legislative  appropriation 
and  large  contributions,  would  surely  not  have  been  so  appropriate  or  so  impress- 
ive a  memorial  to  Governor  Johnson  as  will  this  simpler  and  less  pretentious 
statue  representing  the  unsolicited  contributions  of  many  thousands  of  people  of 
all  classes  and  conditions.  Twenty-five  thousand  dollars  is  not  an  extraordinarily 
large  sum  for  our  purpose,  but  wisely  administered,  it  should  give  us  a  work  of 
beauty  and  a  lasting  memorial  by  which  the  life  and  character  of  this  simple, 
true-hearted  son  of  Minnesota  may  inspire  our  people  in  future  generations  to 
higher  standards  of  public  and  private  morals. 

Twenty-five  thousand  dollars  is  by  no  means  an  extraordinary  amount  for 
such  a  purpose  as  this  memorial.  Amounts  ranging  from  twenty-five  to  forty 
thousand  dollars  have  often  been  raised  or  appropriated  for  such  monuments, 
and  for  equestrian  statues,  from  fifty  to  a  hundred  thousand  dollars.  Presentable 
and  creditable  statues  have  been  secured  at  a  cost  of  from  ten  to  fifteen  thousand; 
but  the  great  advantage  of  the  amount  now  at  our  disposal,  is  that  it  will  enable 
us  to  command  the  work  of  the  most  distinguished  sculptors,  those  who  have 
been  chosen  by  the  judgment  of  the  world  as  the  leaders  in  their  profession. 
Probably  we  shall  all  agree  that  the  greatest  artist  of  our  generation  would  not 
be  too  great  to  celebrate  the  character  and  memory  of  John  Albert  Johnson.  We 
owe  it  to  the  multitude  of  contributors  who  have  given  their  token  of  love,  ad- 
miration and  reverence  to  his  memory,  to  approach  our  task  with  no  thought  but 
to  secure,  to  the  best  of  our  ability,  a  noble  work  of  art  for  his  memorial. 

Mr.  Gilbert  and  the  Capitol  Commission  have  given  our  state  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  public  buildings  in  the  world.  It  has  been,  and  is  to  be,  embellished 
by  the  best  artists,  painters  and  sculptors.  A  high  standard  has  thus  been  set 
for  public  art  and  architecture.  It  should  be  our  care  that  we  place  nothing  in 
these  Capitol  grounds  which  will  fall  below  this  standard,  or  be  artistically  in- 
consistent with  the  masterpieces  already  there. 

The  Executive  Committee  carefully  considered  the  claims  which  have  been 
advanced  by  St.  Peter  before  adopting  its  recommendatory  resolution  regarding 
the  location  of  this  monument.  This  fund  from  its  inception  was  designed  to 
secure  a  memorial  of  Governor  Johnson  at  the  Capitol.  This  was  plainly  set 
forth  in  Mr.  O'Brien's  first  suggestion,  and  the  public  correspondence  growing 
out  of  it.  This  was  obviously  appropriate  for  many  reasons.  Johnson  was  the 
first  governor  to  occupy  the  Executive  Chamber  in  our  New  Capitol  building. 
There  he  dealt  with  executive  and  legislative  problems.  There  he  met  thousands 
of  citizens  of  this  state,  there  his  public  service  was  chiefly  performed  and  there 
he  achieved  his  political  reputation.  His  public  life  was  spent  in  St.  Paul.  His 
memory  is  closely  identified  with  the  Capitol  City  and,  indeed,  before  his  death 
he  chose  it  for  his  permanent  residence.  Many  of  the  contributions  were  made 
with  the  specific  understanding  that  the  memorial  was  to  be  placed  here.  Indeed 
a  large  percentage  of  the  fund  (something  over  one-fourth)  was  raised  in  St.  Paul 
with  no  other  idea. 

Moreover,  a  separate  fund  has  been  raised  under  quite  different  conditions, 
for  a  memorial  at  St.  Peter.     This  has  practically  estopped  the  citizens  of  Nicollet 


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County  from  participating  in  the  larger  movement  for  a  monument  at  the  Capitol. 
It  was  with  these  considerations  in  mind  that  the  Executive  Committee  adopted 
its  resolutions  regarding  the  location  of  the  memorial,  which  it  hopes  will  now  be 
approved  by  the  Commission. 

I  have  a  communication  from  Governor  Rice,  who  is  unable  to  be  present 
at  this  meeting,  in  which  he  says:  "I  desire  to  be  understood  as  favoring  giving 
a  certain  part  of  this  to  aid  the  citizens  of  Nicollet  County  to  erect  a  suitable 
monument  at  the  final  resting  place  of  the  late  lamented  governor."  I  think 
that  all  the  members  of  the  Commission  will  sympathize  with  this  desire  for  a 
suitable  monument  at  the  Governor's  grave,  but  it  seemed  to  the  Executive 
Committee  inexpedient  to  divide  the  amount  at  our  disposal  at  the  outset  of  our 
enterprise  and  apply  any  portion  of  it  for  the  use  of  the  St.  Peter  committee. 
We  should  proceed  to  secure  the  best  statue  that  we  can  get  with  our  fund.  If, 
after  we  have  carried  out  the  purpose  for  which  we  consider  ourselves  appointed, 
any  considerable  amount  should  be  left  over,  it  might  perhaps  be  appropriately 
added  to  the  St.  Peter  fund. 

Mr.  O'Brien's  first  suggestion  was  to  place  a  marble  statue  in  one  of  the 
niches  of  the  Capitol  building;  that  would  have  been  the  best  use  which  we  could 
have  made  of  a  fund  of  ten  or  twelve  thousand  dollars.  With  the  larger  sum 
we  can  get  a  heroic  bronze  statue  on  a  suitable  pedestal  outside  in  the  Capitol 
grounds.  There  will  be  other  statues  and  other  monuments  in  the  Capitol  grounds 
in  the  years  to  come.  We  should  see  that  the  Johnson  Memorial  is  a  fine  example 
for  the  later  comers  and  that  it  will  bear  comparison  with  them  creditably. 

I  have  received  a  large  number  of  communications  from  persons  desiring  to 
be  considered  as  applicants  for  the  Johnson  Memorial  work,  ranging  from  mere 
inexperienced  amateurs  to  sculptors  of  experience  and  established  reputation. 
These  communications  are  accompanied  by  references,  credentials,  photographs 
and  clippings  and  form  altogether  a  considerable  mass  of  material.  I  have 
uniformly  acknowledged  their  receipt,  stating  that  the  Commission  has  not  yet 
even  determined  the  character  and  location  of  the  memorial,  still  less  the  method 
by  which  the  artist  will  be  chosen,  but  promising  to  file  their  application  for  con- 
sideration at  the  proper  time.  Some  sort  of  open  competition  for  this  work 
seems  to  be  expected  by  many  people.  On  the  other  hand,  it  is  my  opinion  that 
this  course  is  not  justified  by  experience,  and  that  it  seldom  results  in  securing  a 
real  work  of  art  of  a  high  order.  The  very  best  sculptors  do  not  go  into  such 
competitions.  They  do  not  need  to.  A  limited  competition  may  secure  the 
participation  of  artists  of  high  rank,  but  this  involves  the  setting  apart  of  a  con- 
siderable amount  for  cash  prizes,  and  for  the  expense  of  an  expert  jury.  The 
most  approved  plan,  when  there  is  enough  money  to  justify  it,  is  to  select  from 
among  a  group  of  artists  of  the  first  rank,  one  who  seems  suited  to  the  particular 
commission  and  then  invite  him  to  submit  sketches  and  designs.  If  these  are 
not  satisfactory  or  can  not  be  made  so,  other  artists  can  be  tried  in  the  same 
way  until  a  satisfactory  design  is  found.  This  course  involves  no  expense;  i.  e., 
none  of  the  principal  fund  is  spent  in  the  experiment,  leaving  the  entire  amount 
available  for  the  work  itself. 

Three  courses  seem,  therefore,  to  be  open  for  our  consideration.  First, 
open  competition,  with  prizes  and  a  jury.     Second,  a  limited  competition,  among 


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sculptors  specially  invited  to  participate;  this  also  calls  for  prizes  and  a  jury. 
Third,  the  selection  of  an  artist  from  among  those  whom  the  world  has  recog- 
nized as  leading  sculptors,  we  contracting  with  him  for  a  monument  which  shall 
be  in  every  way  acceptable  to  the  Commission. 

There  is  one  other  consideration  of  great  importance;  i.  e.,  the  selection  of  the 
exact  site  for  the  statue  on  the  Capitol  grounds  and  the  determination  of  the  gen- 
eral character  of  the  monument.  The  Executive  Committee  feels  that  we  should 
secure  for  this  the  advice  of  Mr.  Cass  Gilbert,  as  a  preliminary  to  the  adoption 
of  any  program  by  the  sculptor. 

Obviously,  the  Commission,  as  a  whole,  is  too  large  a  body  to  deal  in  detail 
with  the  applications  and  with  the  innumerable  incidental  questions  arising  in 
connection  with  the  selection  of  an  artist.  After  determining  the  form  and 
location  of  the  memorial  I  recommend  that  the  whole  matter  of  the  selection  of 
the  artist  be  referred  to  a  small  committee  with  power  to  act,  subject  to  such 
limitations,  instructions  and  general  recommendations  as  the  Commission  may 
deem  it  expedient  to  impose. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
April  14,  1910 

The  Executive  Committee  of  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial 
Commission  met  pursuant  to  call  at  the  Minnesota  Club,  St.  Paul,  on  Thursday, 
April  14th,  1910.  Present,  Messrs.  Nelson,  Neill,  Weiss  and  Ames.  In  the 
absence  of  the  chairman,  Mr.  Nelson  took  the  chair  and  called  the  meeting  to 
order  at  11:15  A.  M.  The  statement  of  the  West  Publishing  Company  with 
vouchers  for  $121.95  was  presented  and  allowed;  also  the  statement  from  the 
Pollock  Clipping  Bureau  for  $30.70  for  ne\^spaper  clippings  furnished  was  al- 
lowed. 

The  Treasurer  was  requested  to  deposit  $20,000  of  the  fund  in  a  bank  or 
trust  company  paying  three  and  one  half  per  cent  interest  per  annum. 

A  list  was  submitted  by  the  secretary  of  the  sculptors  who  have  been  nomi- 
nated or  suggested  for  the  memorial  work, — some  forty  in  number.  The  Com- 
mittee went  carefully  through  the  list  with  the  accompanying  correspondence, 
documents  and  exhibits,  and  by  a  process  of  progressive  elimination  reduced  the 
list  of  available  candidates  to  five.  The  following  resolution  was  unanimously 
adopted : 

RESOLVED,  It  is  the  sense  of  the  Committee  that  the  sculptor 
be  selected  for  the  Johnson  Memorial  from  among  the  following  names: 
Andrew  O'Connor,  Fritz  Triebel,  Karl  Bitter,  F.  W.  Ruckstuhl,  C.  H. 
Niehaus. 

A  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  requesting  the  secretary  to  write 

to  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor  and  invite  him  to  submit  for  the  consideration  of  the 

committee,  a  sketch  design  for  the  proposed  monument.     On  motion  of  Mr. 

Neill  it  was  agreed  that  the  final  list  be  withheld  from  publication  for  the  present. 

The  meeting  adjourned  at  3:15  P.  M. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 


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MINUTES  OF  THE  JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  COMMISSION 
October  15,  1910 

A  meeting  of  the  Johnson  Memorial  Commis.sion  was  held  pursuant  to  notice 
in  St.  Paul  at  the  rooms  of  the  St.  Paul  Institute  on  October  15th,  1910,  at  half 
past  eleven.  Present:  Messrs.  Hunter,  Neill,  Sackett,  Whitcomb,  O'Brien,  and 
Ames. 

Mr.  O'Brien  called  the  meeting  to  order  and  finding  that  there  was  no  quorum 
present,  the  secretary  submitted  informally  a  report  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
Executive  Committee  in  securing,  pursuant  to  the  Commission's  resolutions, 
sketches  for  the  monument  from  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor.  The  Commission 
adjourned  to  meet  at  the  rooms  of  the  St.  Paul  Institute  on  Tuesday,  October 
25th,  at  eleven  o'clock. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  COMMISSION 
October  25,  1910 

The  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  met  pursuant  to  adjournment  at  the 
rooms  of  the  St.  Paul  Institute  on  Tuesday  October  25,  1910,  at  eleven  o'clock. 
Present,  Messrs.  Jones,  Neill,  B.  F.  Nelson,  O'Brien,  Weiss,  Rice,  Sackett,  Whit- 
comb, Wilson,  Wold,  Macdonald,  Ames  and  Mrs.  Higbee.  The  sketches  pre- 
pared by  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor  at  the  request  of  the  Executive  Committee  were 
on  exhibition  in  the  Institute  Art  Gallery  and  were  inspected  by  the  Commis- 
sioners before  the  meeting. 

The  Chairman,  O'Brien,  called  the  meeting  to  order,  and  the  minutes  of  the 
last  two  meetings  were  read  and  approved.  A  report  of  the  Secretary  was  read 
and  on  motion  received  and  filed.  On  motion  of  Governor  Rice  the  following 
resolution   was   adopted : 

RESOLVED,  That  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor's  design  of  the  monument 
be  not  accepted. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Wold  it  was 

RESOLVED,  That  some  other  site  be  selected  not  against  the 
Capitol  building. 

General  Wilson  offered  a  resolution  that  the  question  of  the  monument 
be  left  to  competition.  After  some  discussion  the  meeting  adopted  a  substitute 
motion  offered  by  Mr.  Jones  as  follows: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Executive  Committee  invite  Mr.  Andrew 
O'Connor  to  submit  a  new  design  for  a  monument  suitable  for  such  lo- 
cation as  shall  hereafter  be  selected. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Neill  it  was, 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be  requested  to  select 
a  new  site  for  the  monument  and  report  the  same  back  to  the  Commission 
for  its  approval. 
The  meeting  then  adjourned  at  1  P.  M. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 


64  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

SECRETARY'S  REPORT 
October  25,  1910 
At  the  meeting  of  the  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  held  on  January  8,  1910, 
the  following  resolutions  were  adopted : 

RESOLVED,  That  the  memorial  be  placed  on  the  Capitol  grounds 
in  the  City  of  St.  Paul. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  memorial  shall  consist  of  a  bronze  statue 
of  the  Governor,  of  heroic  size,  with  a  proper  pedestal. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be  instructed  to  select 
one  or  more  sculptors  to  be  requested  to  submit  sketch  models  for  the 
monument  and  authorized  to  spend,  at  its  discretion,  not  exceeding 
one  thousand  dollars  in  that  connection. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be  authorized  to 
select  a  location  for  the  statue  on  the  Capitol  grounds  after  conference 
with  the  Governor  and  the  architect  of  the  Capitol,  and  report  such  selec- 
tion back  to  the  Commission  for  its  approval. 

Pursuant  to  this  resolution  the  Executive  Committee  in  consultation  with 
the  Governor  and  the  architect  of  the  Capitol  selected  a  location  near  to  the  ter- 
race directly  in  front  of  the  window  of  the  Governor's  reception  room.  In  this 
location  the  monument  would  be  undisturbed  by  future  developments  of  the 
grounds,  would  have  a  south  facing  for  the  statue,  would  make  the  statue  face 
those  who  approach  the  building,  and  its  location  would  be  as  close  as  possible  to 
the  place  where  Governor  Johnson's  official  acts  occurred.  This  location  would 
therefore  seem  to  be  especially  appropriate  and  dignified.  This  selection  was 
duly  reported  back  to  the  Commissioners  individually  by  letter,  it  not  seeming 
practicable  to  secure  a  special  meeting  for  the  purpose.  The  eight  Commissioners 
who  replied  all  expressed  approval  of  the  location,  and  the  selection  was  regarded 
as  final. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  held  April  14th  (a  meeting 
which  lasted  four  hours)  the  Secretary  submitted  a  complete  list  of  the  sculptors 
who  had  been  nominated  or  suggested  for  the  memorial  work,  some  forty  in  num- 
ber. The  Committee  went  carefully  through  the  list  with  the  accompanying 
correspondence,  documents  and  exhibits,  with  a  view  to  selecting  the  most  eligible 
by  a  process  of  progressive  elimination.  As  a  result  of  this  investigation  a  reso- 
lution was  unanimously  adopted  requesting  the  secretary  to  write  to  Mr.  Andrew 
O'Connor  and  invite  him  to  submit  for  the  consideration  of  the  Committee,  a 
sketch-design  for  the  proposed  monument.  On  the  same  day,  April  14th,  a  letter 
was  written  to  Mr.  O'Connor  inviting  him  to  submit  a  sketch  model  at  his  own 
risk,  but  with  the  assurance  that  if  the  model  was  acceptable,  the  order  for  the 
monument  would  be  placed  with  him.  Mr.  O'Connor  accepted  this  invitation. 
Under  the  authority  of  the  Commission's  resolution  permitting  the  expenditure 
of  not  exceeding  a  thousand  dollars  in  this  connection,  we  secured  for  Mr.  O'Con- 
nor the  use  of  the  death  mask  made  and  owned  by  Mr.  Paul  Manship,  with 
various  other  portraits  and  biographical  material,  at  a  total  cost  of  not  more 
than  $150. 

During  the  summer  while  your  secretary  was  abroad  he  was  earnestly  re- 
quested by  Mr.  O'Connor  to  examine  his  preliminary  studies.    Mr.  Cass  Gilbert 


Appendix  III  65 

who  was  also  abroad  at  that  time,  urged  me  to  go  and  accordingly  I  made  a  long 
day's  pilgrimage  from  Brussels  to  Paris,  met  Mr.  O'Connor  for  the  first  time, 
and  spent  six  hours  with  him.  His  design  seemed  to  me  admirable,  and  after 
making  a  few  minor  criticisms  and  suggestions  I  advised  him  to  complete  the 
sketches  and  submit  them  for  the  consideration  of  the  Commission  with  a  formal 
proposition  covering  the  entire  cost  of  the  completed  monument.  I  found  that 
for  domestic  reasons  it  was  impossible  for  Mr.  O'Connor  to  come  to  St.  Paul  at 
this  time,  so  advised  him  to  send  the  sketches  to  me  as  soon  as  possible. 

This  Mr.  O'Connor  has  done.  The  sketches  are  now  here,  consisting  of  a 
small  plaster  sketch  model  of  the  entire  monument,  with  two  paintings  designed 
to  further  show  the  general  effect;  and  a  carefully  modeled  sketch  study  of  Gov- 
ernor Johnson's  head.  It  now  remains  for  the  Commission  to  consider  these 
sketches  with  Mr.  O'Connor's  proposition.  In  this  connection  it  must  be  re- 
membered that  the  sketches  are  submitted  for  the  purpose  merely  of  showing  the 
general  design,  and  that  the  pose  of  the  statue,  the  portrait,  or  any  other  details, 
can  easily  be  modified  by  the  sculptor  if  the  Commission  desires.  Indeed  the 
sketches  are  not  intended  to  represent  the  sculptor's  own  final  ideas. 

Mr.  O'Connor  has  certainly  accepted  the  suggestion  that  he  should  de- 
sign not  merely  a  statue  and  pedestal  but  a  monument  in  architectural  keeping 
with  the  Capitol.  There  are  already  a  thousand  portrait  statues  in  this  country, 
and  there  will  be  thousands  more.  It  seems  desirable  that  the  Commission 
should  use  its  fund  to  perpetuate  Johnson's  memory  by  a  work  of  art  which  will 
have  something  distinguishing  about  it  and  which  will  be  famous  as  a  monu- 
mental work  quite  apart  from  its  subject.  Of  course  the  statue  and  portrait 
are  of  the  first  importance,  but  after  that  we  should  see  that  the  setting  is  such 
as  to  make  the  statue  itself  more  notable.  I  am  able  to  give  for  your  informa- 
tion some  technical  opinions  of  Mr.  O'Connor's  general  plan  as  a  work  of  art. 
Mr.  Gilbert,  who  spent  some  hours  with  Mr.  O'Connor  studying  the  details  and 
considering  the  architectural  questions  connected  with  the  monument,  has  ex- 
pressed his  hearty  approval  of  the  design.     He  write  me: 

"It  is  a  fine  thing,  very!  It  has  my  hearty  approval.  The  whole 
thing  is  good;  pedestal,  statue  and  panels.  It  is  dignified,  perfectly 
conservative  and  restrained  but  with  great  strength  and  refinement. 
It  is  admirable  in  scale  with  the  building  and  cannot  fail  to  be  a  success. 
The  Governor  is  represented  as  standing  addressing  an  audience.  You 
feel  that  he  is  speaking  and  speaking  in  earnest.  The  figure  is  tall, 
slender  and  strong.  The  pedestal  is  quite  simple,  as  it  should  be,  and 
on  each  side  is  placed  a  panel  or  frieze  slightly  higher  than  the  balustrade 
with  figures  in  strong  relief  representing  the  activities  of  his  life.  There 
is  a  certain  classic  simplicity  about  the  whole  thing  that  will  appeal 
to  everyone." 

I  understand  that  Mr.  Dan  C.  French  who  visited  O'Connor's  studio  this 
summer  has  also  expressed  his  hearty  approval  of  the  design.  Mrs.  John  A. 
Johnson,  who  saw  the  sketches,  is  quoted  as  being  highly  pleased  with  them. 
But  the  judgment  of  a  work  of  art  is  a  matter  of  individual  taste  and  each  Com- 
missioner must  consider  for  himself  whether  Mr.  O'Connor's  design  with  or  with- 
out modification  will  express  in  a  suitable  form  the  purpose  for  which  this  popular 
fund  was  raised.    I  may  say  here  that  people  who  know  have  declared  that  Mr. 


66  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

O'Connor  offers  us  a  great  deal  for  our  money.  The  modeling  and  execution  of 
the  statue  itself  and  of  the  many  figures  in  the  frieze  will  require  from  eighteen 
months  to  two  years  of  the  sculptor's  time,  while  the  cost  of  all  the  material  in 
place  will  be  very  considerable. 

It  is  now  the  duty  of  the  Commission  to  pass  upon  these  sketches,  with  full 
power  to  accept  or  reject  them  as  they  are  or  to  call  for  modifications  and  changes 
in  them.  In  this  decision  I  am  only  anxious  that  the  design  as  a  whole  should 
have  proper  consideration  and  that  the  sculptor  should  receive  fair  treatment 
at  our  hands. 

To  this  end  I  think  that  the  Commission  should  first  consider  the  design  of 
the  monument  as  a  whole.  If  that  does  not  seem  to  us  worthy  of  the  subject  and 
the  place,  it  should  be  rejected  as  a  whole.  If  however  we  find  it  meritorious 
and  appropriate,  we  should  determine  what  modifications  are  required  to  meet 
our  objections  and  detailed  criticisms. 

Then  we  should  consider  the  sketch  of  the  statue  itself,  its  pose,  costume,  etc. 
And  finally  we  should  consider  the  portrait  sketch.  There  we  are  sure  to  find 
great  diversity  of  opinion,  as  is  found  in  the  judgment  of  all  portraits.  I  desire 
to  say  in  this  connection  that  the  sketch  of  Johnson's  head  undoubtedly  repre- 
sents long  and  careful  study,  yet  it  also  must  be  regarded  as  preliminary  and 
tentative,  put  before  us  for  our  criticism.  When  I  saw  the  head  in  Paris,  I  was  not 
altogether  favorably  impressed  by  it,  but  inasmuch  as  Mrs.  Johnson  had  seen 
it  so  recently  and  had  regarded  it  as  a  good  likeness  of  her  husband,  I  did  not 
feel  disposed  to  offer  any  criticisms  of  my  own  at  that  time.  It  seemed  to  me 
that  the  artist  had  brooded  too  much  over  Johnson's  heroic  and  ideal  qualities. 
At  the  same  time  I  am  forced  to  say  that  scrutiny  of  the  many  large  photographs  of 
the  Governor  show  that  his  features  in  repose  often  have  the  characteristics 
shown  in  the  sketch.  His  expression  was  generally  serious,  sometimes  sad  and 
sombre.  O'Connor  never  saw  Johnson.  He  got  his  impressions  as  to  his  char- 
acter from  the  biography  and  obituary  notices,  and  for  artistic  material  he  had 
only  the  death  mask  and  photographs  of  Johnson  when  he  was  "sitting  for  his 
picture."  I  have  been  unable  to  get  any  snap  shots  which  would  have  shown 
him  in  his  natural  postures  and  with  more  animated  expression. 

Undoubtedly  Mr.  O'Connor  in  executing  this  monument  will  spend  some 
months  in  modeling  the  figure  and  especially  the  face  of  the  statue  and  in  that 
he  would  be  governed  by  the  collective  criticism  of  the  Commission.  If  we 
demand  that  the  figure  be  made  less  heroic  and  the  features  less  stern  he  will 
undoubtedly  endeavor  to  express  the  more  genial  side  of  Johnson's  character. 

If  therefore  all  the  other  elements  of  the  plan  are  actually  or  potentially  satis- 
factory, we  should  ask  Mr.  O'Connor  to  try  again  with  the  portrait  study.  We 
owe  it  to  him  after  letting  him  put  months  of  study  on  this  work  in  good  faith 
at  our  invitation  to  give  him  every  reasonable  opportunity  to  satisfy  us. 

But  if,  finally,  the  Commission  decidedly  disapproves  of  the  design  of  the 
monument  as  a  whole;  or  if  it  is  convinced  that  the  sketches  show  conclusively 
that  Mr.  O'Connor  is  not  able  to  produce  a  satisfactory  portrait  in  figure  or  face, 
we  should  reject  the  sketches  and  turn  to  another  artist. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 


Appendix  III  67 

MINUTES  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
January  23,  1911 
The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  met  at 
the  offices  of  the  St.  Paul  Institute  Monday,  January  23,  1911,  at  11  o'clock. 
Present:   Messrs.  O'Brien,  Nelson,  Neill  and  Ames. 

Mr.  Nelson  submitted  the  treasurer's  report  of  January  20,  1911.     It  was 
received  and  ordered  placed  on  file.    The  following  bills  by  the  secretary  were 
approved  and  ordered  paid: 
Paul  H.  Manship,  Rome, 

For  use  of  Johnson  death  mask $100.00 

Chas.  W.  Ames,  Secretary, 

For  moneys  advanced  by  West  Publishing  Company  on  various  ex- 
pense   items $99 .  67 

Chas.  W.  Ames,  Secretary, 

For  personal  travelling  expenses  on  trip  from  Brussels  to  Paris  July 
31st,  1910,  to  confer  with  Mr.  O'Connor  in  behalf  of  the  Commis- 
sion    10.25 

Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor  appeared  before  the  Committee  for  an  informal 
discussion  of  the  designs  of  the  monument.  After  adjournment  the  Committee 
went  in  a  body  with  Mr.  O'Connor  to  the  State  Capitol  to  view  the  grounds  with 
reference  to  the  possible  sites  for  the  monument. 

Charles  W.   Ames,  Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  COMMISSION 
January  28,  1911 

The  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  met  on  the  call  of  the  President  at  the 
offices  of  the  St.  Paul  Institute  on  Saturday,  January  28,  1911,  at  2:30  P.  M. 
Present:  Messrs.  Macdonald,  B.  F.  Nelson,  Wilson,  Day,  O'Brien,  Neill,  Whit- 
comb,  Jones  and  Ames.  Mr.  Sackett  was  represented  by  a  proxy  to  Mr.  O'Brien, 
and  Mr.  Weiss  by  a  proxy  to  Mr.  Ames. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  President,  and  the  secretary  made 
an  informal  report  of  the  negotiations  with  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor  since  the 
last  meeting  of  the  Commission,  and  reported  that  Mr.  O'Connor  had  come  to 
St.  Paul  to  submit  new  sketches  and  proposals  for  the  monument.  The  minutes 
of  the  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  January  23rd  were  read  and  the 
informal  recommendation  of  the  Committee  was  presented  that  a  site  be  adopted 
for  the  monument  on  one  of  the  grass  plots  adjoining  the  steps  leading  to  the  prin- 
cipal entrance  of  the  Capitol.  On  motion  of  General  Wilson,  the  recommendation 
of  the  Committee  was  unanimously  approved  and  the  proposed  site  adopted. 
The  secretary  then  presented  the  following  communications  from  Mr.  O'Connor: 

Minnesota  Club,  St.  Paul,  January  28,  1911. 
Mr.  Chas.  W.  Ames,  Secretary, 

Gov.  John  Albert  Johnson  Mem.  Commission, 
St.  Paul,  Minn. 
Dear  Sir: — 

I  have  the  honor  to  submit,  with  the  preliminary  models  and  designs  for  the 
monument  to  John  Albert  Johnson  the  accompanying  proposal  for  the  execu- 
tion and  erection  in  place  of  the  entire  work. 


68  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

I  would  like  to  recommend  as  strongly  as  possible  the  choice  of  materials  I 
have  made.  They  are  all,  I  believe,  the  most  beautiful  and  durable  that  can  be 
found  or  hoped  for.  Respectfully  submitted, 

Andrew  O'Connor. 

The  standing  statue  of  John  Albert  Johnson  in  bronze  about  nine  feet  tall. 

Pedestal  (including  pedestals  of  groups)  about  ten  feet  tall,  executed  in  Orton- 
ville  granite. 

Two  groups  (in  total  four  statues)  six  feet  tall  to  be  executed  in  Roche  Pouil- 
lenay. 

The  lower  pedestal,  carrying  the  monument  properly  speaking,  to  be  of  Rock- 
ville  granite. 

The  whole  to  be  erected  on  a  suitable  and  substantial  foundation  for  the  sum 
of  twenty-one  thousand  five-hundred  dollars.    $21,500. 

Andrew    O'Connor. 

January  28,    1911. 
P.  S. — I  agree  to  complete  the  entire  work  in  eighteen  months  from  sign- 
ing the  contract.  Andrew  O'Connor. 

Mr.  Chas.  W.  Ames,  Secretary, 

John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
Dear  Sir: — 

In  the  event  of  my  design  and  proposal  for  the  execution  of  the  monument 
being  accepted  I  beg  to  submit  the  following  proposition  as  to  the  manner  of 
payments. 

20%  on  signing  the  contract $4,300 .  00 

20%  on  my  certificate  that  the  models  for  the  two  groups  are 

finished  and  approved 4,300 .  00 

20%  on  my  certificate  that  the  model  of  the  statue  of  Johnson 

is  finished,  ready  for  the  bronze  founder  and  approved  by 

the  Commission 4,300 .  00 

20%  on  my  certificate  that  the  pedestal  is  finished  ready  to  set 

in  place  on  a  suitable  foundation 4,300 .  00 

20%  when  the  entire  work  is  set  in  place  and  approved  by  the 

Commission 4,300 .  00 

$21,500.00 
Respectfully  submitted, 

Andrew  O'Conoor. 

General  Wilson  offered  the  following  resolution: 

"RESOLVED,  That  the  President  and  Secretary  be  instructed 
to  make  a  contract  with  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor  in  acceptance  of  his  prop- 
osition of  January  28th  for  the  designing  and  construction  of  the  Mem- 
orial Monument;  payments  to  be  made  as  proposed  by  Mr.  O'Connor 
except  that  the  fourth  payment  be  ten  per  cent  and  the  final  pay- 
ment thirty  per  cent  of  the  total  amount." 

'The  resolution  was  carried  unanimously  and  the  meeting  thereupon  ad- 
journed at  3:30. 

After  adjournment  the  Commission  went  in  a  body  to  Mr.  O'Connor's 
temporary  studio  and  inspected  his  sketches  and  designs. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 


Appendix  III 


MINUTES  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

December  1,  1911 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

met  pursuant  to  the  call  of  the  Secretary  at  the  Minnesota  Club  in  St.  Paul  on 

Friday,  December  1,  1911.     Present:  Messrs.  O'Brien,  Nelson  and  Ames.    The 

meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  Chairman  at  12:45  P.  M. 

Mr.  Nelson  as  Treasurer  submitted  a  statement  of  account  to  December 
1st,  showing  total  funds  of  the  Commission  on  hand  at  that  date  to  be  $20,- 
502.84.  The  report  was  received  and  ordered  placed  on  file.  Mr.  Ames  presented 
a  bill  of  the  West  Publishing  Company  for  expenses  incurred  by  him  as  Secretary 
from  January  1,  1911,  to  date,  amounting  to  $26.22.  It  was  duly  approved  and 
ordered   paid. 

Mr.  Ames  read  a  communication  from  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor,  the  sculptor 
of  the  Commission,  dated  October  30,  1911,  as  follows: 

'T  was  very  glad  to  get  your  letter  and  I  hasten  to  send  you  some  definite 
report  of  the  progress  made.  Under  separate  cover  I  send  four  photographs 
of  the  statues  finished — the  farmer,  miner,  iron-worker  and  cruiser.  The  imple- 
ments of  their  respective  trades,  scythe,  pick,  etc.,  are  not  shown  on  the  photo- 
graphs as  I  am  awaiting  the  arrival  of  the  authentic  tools  from  America.  How- 
ever, these  details  will  be  added. 

You  will  notice  that  instead  of  figures  in  high  relief  as  I  at  first  intended  I 
have  made  statues.  Believing  that  the  monument  will  be  more  beautiful  and 
less  liable  to  mutilation  with  these  four  statues  in  bronze,  I  ask  the  permission 
of  the  Commission  to  execute  them  in  this  material.  While  the  additional  ex- 
pense for  me  will  be  considerable,  I  am  happy  to  make  it  for  what  I  believe  will 
be  an  addition  to  the  appearance  and  durability  of  the  work.  It  was  suggested 
by  Mr.  Nelson  that  the  characteristic  carriage  of  the  cruiser  was  perfectly  up- 
right, but  the  necessities  of  my  general  design  and  the  effort  to  make  him  appear 
advancing  into  the  forest  made  it  necessary  for  me  to  take  certain  liberties  in 
this  direction.  I  have  endeavored  to  differentiate  my  characters  as  much  as  pos- 
sible, based  on  my  observations  in  Minnesota,  and  I  now  have  much  pleasure 
in  submitting  to  the  Commission  the  result  of  my  labor. 

The  statue  of  Johnson  and  the  portrait  study  are  well  advanced  and  by  the 
time  I  can  receive  a  letter  from  you  I  hope  to  be  ready  to  submit  these  works 
also. 

Would  you  be  kind  enough  to  send  me  the  inscriptions  for  the  front  and  back 
of  the  pedestal  and  a  print  of  the  seal  of  Minnesota?  I  think  little  but  the  name 
Johnson  should  be  put  on  the  front,  the  rest  being  reserved  for  the  back  of  the 
monument. 

There — I  am  sorry  to  inflict  this  long  letter  on  you,  but  I  wasn't  able  to  cut 
it  shorter.    Forgive  me  for  it  and  believe  me  very  faithfully  yours, 

A.  O'Connor. 

P.  S. — On  re-reading  this  letter  I  find  that  I  forgot  to  say,  perhaps  it  isn't 
necessary  to,  that  I  am  as  usual  in  need  of  money,  and  if  the  Commissioners  like 
these  statues  I  would  be  very  glad  to  receive  a  second  payment  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible. A.  O'C." 


70  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

Mr.  Ames  then  presented  four  photographs  submitted  by  Mr.  O'Connor 
showing  his  finished  models  of  the  incidental  statues  of  the  farmer,  miner,  iron- 
worker and  cruiser.  On  motion  the  following  resolutions  were  unanimously 
adopted : 

RESOLVED,  That  the  sculptor's  substitution  of  full  statues  in 
bronze  for  figures  in  high  relief  cut  in  stone  (as  contemplated  in  Mr. 
O'Connor's  original  plans)  is  approved. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  models  of  the  figures  of  the  farmer,  miner 
and  iron- worker  be  accepted  and  a  payment  of  $3,000  to  the  sculptor 
be  authorized  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  the  contract. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  model  of  the  figure  of  the  cruiser  be  not 
accepted,  but  that  additional  material  be  furnished  to  Mr.  O'Connor 
by  the  Committee  in  the  form  of  sketches  or  photographs  and  sugges- 
tions or  criticisms;  and  additional  payment  of  $1,300  be  made  to  Mr. 
O'Connor  on  the  acceptance  of  a  new  model. 

Meeting  adjourned  at  1:30  P.  M.,  subject  to  the  call  of  the  Chairman  or 
Secretary.  •  C.  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
March  9,  1912 

A  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held  at  the  Minnesota  Club, 
St.  Paul,  on  March  9,  1912,  at  12:45  P.  M.  Present:  Messrs.  Nelson,  Neill  and 
Ames.  In  the  absence  of  the  Chairman,  Mr.  Neill  called  the  meeting  to  order. 
The  Treasurer,  Mr.  Nelson,  presented  a  report  (showing  a  balance  on  hand  of 
$17,624.50),  which  was  received  and  ordered  placed  on  file. 

The  Secretary  presented  a  communication  from  Mr.  O'Connor,  stating  that 
the  Ortonville  quarry  was  closed  and  that  it  would  be  difficult  if  not  entirely  im- 
practicable for  him  to  secure  the  blocks  necessary  for  the  pedestal  of  the  monu- 
ment, specified  in  his  contract.  It  was  the  sentiment  of  the  Committee  that  if  it 
proved  on  investigation  impracticable  to  secure  the  Ortonville  granite,  that  stone 
should  be  substituted  which  would  match  the  granite  used  in  the  terraces  and 
steps  surrounding  the  site  of  the  monument.  The  matter  was  referred  to  the 
Secretary  with  power  to  act. 

The  Secretary  presented  a  draft  for  an  inscription  on  the  monument,  which 
met  with  the  approval  of  the  other  two  members  present  and  he  was  requested  to 
submit  it  to  the  other  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  and  then  to  the  re- 
maining members  of  the  Commission  for  suggestions,  and  to  report  back  at  a  fu- 
ture meeting. 

It  appearing  from  the  Treasurer's  Report  that  there  would  be  a  balance  of 
some  three  thousand  dollars  in  the  fund  after  all  payments  are  made  to  the 
sculptor  under  the  contract,  the  Secretary  was  requested  to  ascertain  and  report 
for  what  amount  the  memorial  clippings  collected  by  the  Pollock  Clipping  Bureau 
could  be  obtained. 

The  meeting  adjourned  at  2  P.  M. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 


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MINUTES  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
July  19,  1912 

A  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held  at  the  Minnesota  Club, 
St.  Paul,  on  July  19,  at  12:45  P.  M.  Present:  Messrs.  Nelson,  Neill  and  Ames. 
Commissioner  Rice  was  also  present,  and  participate  in  the  deliberations  of  the 
Committee.  In  the  absence  of  the  Chairman,  Mr.  Nelson  called  the  meeting 
to  order. 

The  Treasurer,  Mr.  Nelson,  presented  a  report  (showing  a  balance  on  hand 
of  $16,607.27),  which  was  received  and  ordered  placed  on  file. 

The  Secretary  reported,  pursuant  to  the  instructions  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee at  its  last  meeting,  that  he  had  arranged  to  have  the  pedestal  constructed 
from  granite  like  that  used  in  the  terraces  and  steps  surrounding  the  site  of 
the  monument;  also  that  he  had  secured  a  permit  from  the  Governor  for  Mr. 
O'Connor's  contractors,  Clark  and  McCormack  of  St.  Paul,  to  make  the  neces- 
sary excavations  and  place  the  pedestal. 

The  Secretary  also  reported  on  the  inscription  which  has  been  furnished  to  the 
sculptor  to  be  placed  on  the  back  of  the  monument  on  the  bronze  tablet.  A  reso- 
lution was  adopted  approving  this  action. 

The  Secretary  reported  that  he  had  ascertained  that  the  memorial  clippings 
regarding  Governor  Johnson,  collected  by  the  Pollock  Clipping  Bureau,  have 
been  presented  to  Carleton  College  as  a  contribution  to  its  fund,  and  that  the  col- 
lege offers  them  for  sale  at  Mr.  Pollock's  original  price  of  $600.  A  resolution  was 
unanimously  adopted  that  the  Committee  would  recommend  the  purchase  of 
these  clippings  provided  funds  should  be  available  after  the  completion  and  dedi- 
cation of  the  monument. 

The  Secretary  read  a  letter  from  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor  dated  July  2nd, 
and  submitted  the  four  photographs  of  the  model  of  the  statue  of  Governor  John- 
son submitted  by  the  sculptor  for  approval.  After  examination  and  discussion 
it  was  voted  with  the  unanimous  approval  of  all  present  that  the  model  be  ac- 
cepted, and  that  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  make  to  Mr.  O'Connor  a  payment 
of  twenty  per  cent  ($4,300)  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  the  contract.  The 
Secretary  was  instructed  to  cable  this  acceptance  to  Mr.  O'Connor. 

Mr.  O'Connor's  sketch  of  the  inscription  for  the  tablet  was  submitted,  and 
the  Secretary  was  directed  to  send  Mr.  O'Connor  some  criticisms  and  suggestions 
regarding  the  lettering. 

After  informal  discussion,  it  was  taken  as  the  sense  of  the  meeting  that  the 
monument  should  be  dedicated,  if  possible,  on  the  anniversary  of  Governor 
Johnson's  death,  September  21st,  if  the  monument  can  be  completed  by  that 
time.  It  was  also  agreed  that  a  meeting  of  the  Commission  should  be  called  soon 
after  the  middle  of  August,  and  the  Executive  Committee  should  present  a  pro- 
posed program  for  the  dedication  ceremonies.  The  meeting  then  adjourned  at 
2:15  P.  M.  Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  MEMORIAL  COMMISSION 
September  6,  1912 
A  meeting  of  the  Commission  was  held  on  the  call  of  the  President  at  the 
Minnesota  Club,  St.  Paul,  September  6,  1912,  at  2:30  P.  M.     Present:  Messrs. 


72  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

Neill,  B.  F.  Nelson,  S.  B.  Nelson,  O'Brien,  Sackett,  Weiss,  Wilson,  Wold  and 
Ames,  in  person;  H.  G.  Day,  by  proxy  given  to  the  Secretary. 

The  President  called  the  meeting  to  order.  The  minutes  of  the  meeting  of 
the  Commission  of  January  28,  1911,  and  of  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  March  9,  1912  and  July  19,  1912,  were  read  and  approved.  The 
Treasurer,  Mr.  B.  F.  Nelson,  made  a  verbal  report  that  the  balance  reported  as 
on  hand  July  19,  had  been  diminished  by  the  payment  of  $4,300  to  the  sculptor  and 
increased  somewhat  by  interest,  leaving  about  $12,300  of  the  fund  still  on  hand. 
Against  this  there  is  a  balance  to  be  paid  to  Mr.  O'Connor  of  $8,600. 

The  Secretary  read  letters  received  from  Mr.  O'Connor  and  showed  the  photo- 
graphs of  the  statues  which  had  been  approved  by  the  Executive  Committee. 
The  Commissioners  expressed  their  entire  approval  of  Mr.  O'Connor's  work. 

An  informal  discussion  was  held  concerning  the  date  of  the  unveiling  o 
the  statue  and  the  program  for  the  public  dedication  of  the  monument.  It  was 
the  sentiment  of  the  meeting  that  the  ceremonies  should  consist  of  the  unveiling 
of  the  statue,  an  invocation,  the  presentation  of  the  monument  by  the  President 
of  the  Commission,  its  acceptance  by  the  Governor,  possibly  a  report  by  the 
Secretary  of  the  Commission,  and  finally  the  principal  address.  It  was  also 
suggested  that  there  should  be  music  and  that  possibly  the  Governor  should  be 
asked  to  bring  out  the  militia.  After  canvassing  several  other  suggestions  it 
was  agreed  that  a  general  invitation  should  be  issued  to  all  the  people  of  Min- 
nesota at  least  ten  days  before  the  occasion.  It  was  unanimously  voted  that 
ex-President  Northrup  of  the  University  be  invited  to  make  the  principal  address, 
and  on  the  motion  of  Mr.  Ames  it  was  resolved  that  the  date  and  the  program  of 
the  ceremonies  be  determined  by  the  Executive  Committee  after  it  should  be 
known  when  the  statues  will  be  received. 

The  Secretary  then  read  to  the  meeting  letters  which  he  had  received  from 
Mr.  Cass  Gilbert  dated  March  31, 1911;  May  5, 1911;  August  10,  1912;  and  August 
26,  1912,  objecting  to  and  protesting  against  the  site  which  the  Commission  had 
chosen  for  the  monument.  The  Secretary  also  read  his  answers  to  Mr.  Gilbert's 
letters  and  several  newspaper  articles  criticizing  the  site;  also  a  copy  of  a  letter 
from  the  Minnesota  State  Art  Society  to  the  Commission  which  had  accidentally 
come  into  his  hands,  the  original  of  which  was  not  received  until  after  the  meeting. 
He  also  presented  letters  from  Commissioners  H.  V.  Jones,  and  Mrs.  Higbee, 
favoring  the  removal  of  the  monument  to  the  site  proposed  by  Mr.  Gilbert,  and  a 
letter  from  Commissioner  Day  requesting  the  Secretary  to  cast  his  vote  for  the 
removal  of  the  monument.  He  reported  further  that  he  had  been  advised  by 
Messrs.  Clark  and  McCormack,  the  contractors  for  the  pedestal,  that  the  cost 
of  removing  the  pedestal  to  another  site  would  be  about  $750,  with  additional 
cost  if  more  stone  was  used.  A  discussion  followed,  in  which  all  participated. 
Mr.  O'Brien  argued  at  some  length  against  any  change.  Mr.  B.  F.  Nelson  ex- 
pressed the  opinion  that  the  Commission  would  not  have  money  enough  left  to 
pay  the  expenses  of  removing  the  pedestal  and  adapting  the  monument  to  another 
site.  Mr.  Ames  urged  the  several  objections  to  the  present  site  on  their  merits, 
quoted  the  criticisms  of  a  number  of  people,  and  argued  that  the  Commission 
should  give  heed  to  the  criticisms  and  suggestions  of  the  officers  of  the  State  Art 


Appendix  III  73 

Society,  of  artists  and  architects,  and  most  of  all  of  Mr.  Gilbert.  He  then  took 
up  these  arguments  seriatim,  and  claimed  that  they  were  valid.  Mr.  B.  F.  Nel- 
son then  moved  that  the  site  of  the  monument  be  not  changed,  which  motion  was 
adopted  by  the  affirmative  vote  of  those  present  except  Mr.  Ames,  who  voted  No 
for  himself  and  for  Mr.  H.  G.  Day  of  Albert  Lea. 
The  meeting  then  adjourned  at  4:20  P.  M. 

Charles   W.   Ames,   Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
September  30,  1912 

A  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held  at  the  Minnesota  Club, 
St.  Paul,  September  30,  1912,  at  12:45  P.  M.  Present:  Messrs.  O'Brien,  Nelson, 
Neill  and  Ames.  President  O'Brien  called  the  meeting  to  order.  The  minutes 
of  the  meeting  of  the  Commission  of  September  6,  1912,  were  read  and  approved. 
The  Treasurer,  Mr.  B.  F.  Nelson,  submitted  a  statement  of  the  monument 
fund  dated  September  30,  showing  a  balance  on  hand  of  $12,307.27,  which  was 
received  and  placed  on  file.  An  expense  voucher  of  the  West  Publishing  Company, 
amounting  to  $21.39,  was  approved  and  ordered  paid. 

The  President  reported  that  Mr.  O'Connor  expected  to  arrive  in  St.  Paul 
October  12th,  and  after  an  informal  discussion  it  was  agreed  that  the  dedication 
of  the  monument  should  take  place  October  19th,  at  2:30  P.  M. 

The  program  of  exercises  was  tentatively  determined  as  follows: — 

Invocation  by  Bishop  Lawler  or  some  other  clergyman. 

Unveiling  of  monument  by  Miss  Lynch. 

Presentation  of  monument  by  President  O'Brien. 

Acceptance   by   Governor   Eberhart. 

Address  by  Hon.  W.  S.  Hammond  of  St.  Peter. 

It  was  agreed  to  invite  the  following  to  sit  on  the  platform: 

Mrs.  John  A.  Johnson. 

Members  of  the  Commission. 

The  Governor  and  his  staff. 

The  Mayors  of  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Duluth  and  St.  Peter. 

The  United  States  Senators  and  members  of  the  House  of  Representatives 
from  Minnesota. 

The  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court. 

The  Judges  of  the  Federal  Courts  of  the  State. 

Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor. 

Hon.  F.  B.  Lynch. 

Hon.  T.  D.  O'Brien. 

Hon.  Frank  A.  Day. 

Mr.  L.  A.  Merritt. 

The  guests  to  meet  in  the  Governor's  room  and  go  in  procession  to  the 
platform.  These  details  were  to  be  subject  to  modification  if  the  Secretary  found 
them  impracticable. 

A  proposition  was  read  from  W.  C.  Marlow,  Director  of  the  Battalion  Band 
and  Orchestra,  First  Infantry,  M.  N.  G.,  and  it  was  agreed  to  engage  the  band  for 


74  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

two  hours  from  2:30  to  4:30  P.  M.,  October  19th,  for  $78.  The  Secretary  was 
requested  to  arrange  with  Clark  and  MacCormack  for  the  construction  of  a  plat- 
form for  the  exercises. 

A  letter  was  read  from  Mrs.  Edith  Harvey,  of  Kilkenny  Minnesota,  asking 
for  a  concession  on  picture  postcards  of  the  monument.  The  Secretary  was  in- 
structed to  advise  Mrs.  Harvey  that  the  Commission  could  give  no  exclusive 
privilege  of  this  character,  but  would  try  to  put  in  her  hands  photographs  of  the 
completed  monument  for  her  use  at  the  earliest  possible  date. 

The  meeting  adjourned  at  2:30  P.  M. 

Charles   W.   Ames,   Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  MEMORIAL  COMMISSION 
October  19,  1912 

A  meeting  of  the  Commission  was  held  in  the  Governor's  room  at  the  State 
Capitol  after  the  close  of  the  dedication  ceremonies  of  the  monument  on  Saturday, 
October  19,  1912.  The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  President  at  4:15  P.  M. 
Present:  Messrs.  O'Brien,  Rice,  Wilson,  Seliwood,  B.  F.  Nelson,  S.  B.  Nelson, 
Day,  Mrs.  Higbee,  Neill,  Sackett,  Wold,  Weiss,  Whitcomb  and  Ames.  The 
minutes  of  the  meeting  of  September  6,  1912,  were  read  and  approved.  The 
Treasurer  presented  a  report  which  was  accepted  and  ordered  placed  on  file. 
This  report  showed  a  balance  on  hand  of  $12,386.57,  with  a  payment  of  $8,600 
still  due  to  Mr.  O'Connor  under  the  contract  for  the  monument.  After  this 
amount  is  paid  there  will  be  a  net  balance  of  $3,786.57.  The  Secretary  estimated 
that  the  expenses  of  the  dedication  ceremonies  and  the  other  incidental  expenses 
of  the  Commission  would  not  exceed  $300,  and  asked  that  the  Commission  con- 
sider the  disposition  of  the  remainder  of  the  fund. 

After  some  discussion  it  was  resolved  on  the  motion  of  Governor  Rice  that 
the  Secretary  be  instructed  and  requested  to  prepare  and  file  with  the  Governor 
a  full  report  of  the  work  of  the  Commission,  including  the  dedication  ceremonies, 
and  that  1,000  copies  of  this  report  be  printed  and  distributed  in  such  form  as 
should  be  approved  by  the  Executive  Committee. 

The  Secretary  presented  the  recommendation  of  the  Executive  Committee 
at  its  meeting  of  July  19,  and  it  was  resolved  on  motion  of  Mr.  Neill  that  $600  of 
the  fund  be  used  for  the  purchase  of  the  Pollock  Album  of  memorial  clippings, 
now  the  property  of  Carleton  College,  the  same  to  be  placed  in  the  Minnesota 
State  Historical  Society  as  a  permanent  memorial  to  Governor  Johnson.  On 
motion  of  Governor  Rice  it  was  resolved  that  the  Executive  Committee  be  author- 
ized and  instructed  to  expend  any  remaining  balance  of  the  fund  for  the  con- 
struction and  erection  of  a  memorial  monument  to  Governor  Johnson  at  St.  Peter, 
acting  in  connection  with  the  Saint  Peter  Memorial  Commission.  On  motion 
of  Mr.  Neill  the  following  resolution  was  adopted: 

Whereas,  This  Commission  recognizing  the  invaluable  services  of 
its  Secretary,  Mr.  C.  W.  Ames,  who  has  been  indefatigable  in  his  efforts 
to  promote  the  purposes  for  which  the  Commission  was  created,  be  it 

RESOLVED,  That  we  gtend  to  M.  Ames  our  hearty  thanks  and 
warm  appreciation  of  the  service  he  has  rendered  to  this  Commission 
and  to  the  people  of  the  State  of  Minnesota. 


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On  motion  of  Mr.  Weiss,  it  was  resolved  that  the  unanimous  thanks  of  the 
Commission  be  extended  to  its  President,  Mr.  C.  D.  O'Brien,  to  whose  happy 
thought  the  original  suggestion  of  the  Johnson  Memorial  was  due.  On  motion 
of  Mr.  Neill  it  was  resolved  that  the  thanks  and  appreciation  of  this  Commission 
be  extended  to  Mr.  Andrew  O'Connor,  whose  artistic  genius  and  whose  faithful 
and  painstaking  labor  have  made  it  possible  for  the  Commission  to  give  to  the 
State  of  Minnesota  a  monument  worthy  of  Governor  Johnson,  and  a  fitting  and 
permanent  expression  of  the  affection  and  admiration  of  the  thousands  who  con- 
tributed to  the  Memorial  Fund.  The  Commission  regretted  that  Mr.  O'Connor's 
illness  prevented  him  from  assisting  at  the  dedictation  ceremonies  and  enjoying 
in  the  fullest  degree  the  fruits  of  his  labor.  On  motion  of  Mr.  Ames  the  thanks 
of  the  Commission  were  extended  to  Hon.  W.  S.  Hammond  for  the  magnificent 
address  of  dedication  which  gave  an  added  significance  and  notability  to  the 
ceremonies.  On  motion  of  Mr.  Ames  the  hearty  thanks  of  the  Commission  were 
extended  to  Adjutant  General  Fred  A.  Wood  for  his  services  as  Marshall,  freely 
given  on  very  short  notice,  with  an  expression  of  their  admiration  for  the  ef- 
ficient manner  in  which  he  carried  out  the  arrangements. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned  at  4:45  P.  M. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
March  11, 1913 

The  Executive  Committee  met  pursuant  to  call  at  the  office  of  the  Secretary 
in  St.  Paul  on  Tuesday,  March  11,  1913.  Present:  Messrs.  Weiss,  Neill,  Nelson 
and  Ames.  In  the  absence  of  the  President,  O'Brien,  Vice-President  Weiss  called 
the  meeting  to  order  at  12:30  P.  M. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Commission  of  October  19,  1912,  were 
read  and  approved.  The  Treasurer's  report  showing  a  balance  of  $3,591.27  was 
received  and  ordered  placed  on  file.  A  statement  of  the  West  Publishing  Com- 
pany of  various  expense  items  amounting  to  $165.46  was  approved  and  ordered 
paid.  The  Secretary  submitted  a  draft  of  the  final  report  of  the  Commission,  also 
an  estimate  from  the  Randall  Company  for  the  printing  and  binding  of  1,000 
copies  of  the  report  with  various  illustrations  and  appendices.  The  following 
resolution  offered  by  Mr.  Neill  was  unanimously  adopted: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Secretary  be  authorized  to  contract  for 
the  printing  and  binding  of  1,000  copies  of  the  report  in  accordance  with 
the  resolution  of  the  Commission  of  October  19,  1912,  at  a  price  not  ex- 
ceeding $700. 

The  Secretary  reported  at  length  his  negotiations  with  the  John  A.  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission  of  St.  Peter,  and  read  to  the  Committee  his  correspondence 
with  Senator  Benson  and  Secretary  Essler  of  St.  Peter,  and  with  Mr.  Andrew 
O'Connor,  in  this  connection.  Thereupon  the  following  resolutions  were  unani- 
mously adopted: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Committee  approves  the  selection  of  the 
site  adjoining  the  Nicollet  County  Court  House  and  the  employment 
of  Mr.  Thos.  G.  Holyoke,  of  St.  Paul,  as  architect  of  the  St.  Peter  monu- 
ment. 


76  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Secretary  be  authorized  to  cooperate  at 
his  discretion  with  the  St.  Peter  Commission  in  contracting  for  the 
statue  and  pedestal  and  in  disbursing  the  joint  funds  of  the  two  commis- 
sions for  the  construction  and  dedication  of  the  St.  Peter  monument. 

RESOLVED,  That  as  a  consideration  for  our  spending  our  remain- 
ing funds  for  the  St.  Peter  monument  the  Board  of  Commissioners  of  Nic- 
ollet county  be  requested  to  spend  not  less  than  $ for  the  ap- 
propriate improvement  and  embellishment  of  the  grounds  surrounding 
the  site  of  the  monument. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned. 

Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 


MINUTES  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

June  27,  1913 

The  Executive  Committee  met  pursuant  to  call  at  the  office  of  the  Secretary 
in  St.  Paul,  on  Friday,  June  27,  1913.  Present,  Messrs.  Neill,  Nelson  and  Ames. 
In  the  absence  of  President  O'Brien,  Mr.  Neill  called  the  meeting  to  order  at 
11:15  A.  M. 

The  minutes  of  the  Committee  of  March  11,  1913,  were  read  and  approved. 
The  Treasurer  presented  a  report  showing  a  balance  on  hand  of  $2,455.88,  which 
was  received  and  ordered  placed  on  file.  A  statement  of  the  West  Publishing 
Company  of  various  expense  items  amounting  to  $13.78,  was  approved  and  or- 
dered paid.  A  bill  for  $50  for  clerical  services  by  P.  H.  Miller  in  the  office  of  the 
Treasurer  was  approved  and  ordered  paid.  The  Secretary  read  a  communica- 
tion from  the  Secretary  of  the  Minnesota  State  Historical  Society,  accepting 
the  tender  of  the  Pollock  Memorial  Albums;  also  a  letter  from  Mr.  Pollock,  stat- 
ing that  he  had  shipped  the  Albums  to  the  Historical  Society.  On  motion  of  the 
Secretary,  the  Treasurer  was  requested  to  send  to  R.  L.  Pollock,  on  July  1st, 
a  check  for  $500,  in  full  payment  for  the  Album. 

After  some  discussion  it  was  voted  to  authorize  the  Secretary  to  use  his 
discretion  in  the  distribution  of  the  thousand  copies  of  his  final  report  of  the 
Commission,  with  the  suggestion  that  he  send  copies  to  members  of  the  Com- 
mission, all  guests  invited  to  the  dedication  ceremony,  all  the  public  libraries 
throughout  the  State,  and  all  the  high  schools  in  the  State,  and  also  to  the  news- 
papers which  turned  in  contributions  to  the  Memorial  Fund. 

The  Secretary  read  a  communication  from  Mr.  E.  F.  Seavold,  offering  a 
copy  of  the  moving  picture  film  of  the  unveiling  of  the  Johnson  statue,  assembled 
and  ready  to  put  on  a  roll  for  exhibition,  for  $36.  The  Secretary  was  instructed 
to  purchase  the  film  for  deposit  with  the  State  Historical  Society. 

The  Secretary  reported  the  progress  of  the  movement  for  a  Johnson  monu- 
ment at  St.  Peter,  and  showed  the  architect's  drawings,  which  were  approved. 
Pursuant  to  the  action  of  the  Commission,  it  was  voted  to  turn  over  any  un- 
expended balance  after  all  other  bills  of  the  Commission  have  been  paid,  toward 
the  expenses  of  the  St.  Peter  monument. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned.  Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 


Appendix  IV  77 

Appendix  IV 
Contract  with  Sculptor  Andrew  O'Connor 

THIS  AGREEMENT  for  the  design  and  construction  of  the  monument  and 
portrait  statue  of  John  Albert  Johnson  to  be  placed  on  the  site  provided  in  front 
of  the  Minnesota  State  Capitol,  made  the  30th  day  of  January  in  the  year  one 
thousand  nine  hundred  and  eleven  by  and  between  Andrew  O'Connor,  party  of  the 
first  part  (hereinafter  called  the  sculptor),  and  the  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission,  a  Committee  appointed  by  the  Governor  of  Minnesota, 
party  of  the  second  part  (hereinafter  called  the  owners). 

WITNESSETH,  that  the  parties  hereto  in  consideration  of  the  payments 
hereinafter  provided  to  be  made,  and  of  the  faithful  fulfillment  of  the  reciprocal 
promises  and  agreements  hereinafter  contained  mutually  agree  as  follows: 

Article  I.  The  Sculptor  shall  and  will  provide  all  materials  and  perform 
all  work  for  the  entire  monument  in  place  complete  as  shown  by  the  sketches  and 
described  by  the  specifications,  which  sketches  and  specifications  are  identified 
by  the  signatures  of  the  parties  hereto,  and  become  hereby  a  part  of  this  contract. 

Article  II.  The  Sculptor  shall  complete  the  several  portions  and  the  whole 
of  the  work  comprehended  in  this  contract  at  the  time  hereinafter  stated,  to-wit : 
Eighteen  months  from  the  date  of  this  agreement;  i.  e.,  August  1,  1912. 

Article  III.  It  is  hereby  mutually  agreed  by  the  parties  hereto  that  the 
sum  to  be  paid  by  the  Owners  to  the  Sculptor  for  said  monument  is  $21,500.  No 
personal  liability  shall  exist  against  any  member  of  said  Commission,  and  that  the 
sum  shall  be  paid  by  the  Owners  to  the  Sculptor  in  current  funds  as  follows: 

20%  on  signing  the  contract $4,300 

20%  on  the  Sculptor's  certificate  that  the  models  for  the  two 

groups  are  finished  and  approved 4,300 

20%  on  the  sculptor's  certificate  that  the  model  of  the  statue  of 

Johnson  is  finished,  ready  for  the  bronze  founder,  and  approved 

by  the  Commission 4,300 

10%  on  the  Sculptor's  certificate  that  pedestal  is  finished,  and  set 

in  place  on  a  suitable  foundation 2,150 

30%  when  the  entire  work  is  set  in  place  and  approved  by  the 

Commission 6,450 

$21,500 

Article  IV.  The  Owners  agree  that  when  they  receive  written  notice  that 
the  work  has  reached  one  of  the  several  stages  at  which  under  this  agreement  pay- 
ment becomes  due,  they  will,  within  thirty  days,  either  personally  or  through  a 
representative  inspect  and  pass  upon  the  work,  such  inspection  to  be  made  at  the 
place  where  the  work  has  been  brought  to  the  stage  specified.  If  however  the 
Owners  should  prefer  to  pass  upon  the  work  from  photographs,  they  will  send 
written  notice  to  the  Sculptor  of  their 'action  within  twenty  days  from  the  time 
they  receive  the  photographs  of  the  work. 

Article  V.  Should  the  Sculptor  be  delayed  in  the  prosecution  or  comple- 
tion of  the  work,  by  his  severe  illness,  by  the  act,  neglect  or  default  of  the  Owners, 


78  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

or  any  sculptor  or  contractor  employed  by  the  Owners  upon  the  work,  by  strikes 
or  lockouts,  by  fire  or  other  casualty  for  which  the  Sculptor  is  not  responsible, 
then  the  time  herein  fixed  for  completion  of  t^e  work  shall  be  extended  for  a  period 
equivalent  to  the  time  lost  by  reason  of  any  or  all  of  the  causes  aforesaid. 

Article  VI.  The  Sculptor  shall,  during  the  progress  of  the  work,  maintain 
an  insurance  against  loss  or  damage  by  fire  on  said  work,  for  a  sum  which  is  at 
least  equal  to  the  amount  of  all  the  payments  received,  and  which  shall  be  made 
payable  to  the  parties  hereto,  as  their  interest  may  appear.  Or  should  the  Sculp- 
tor prefer,  he  may  make  a  duplicate  cast  of  the  work,  depositing  the  duplicate 
at  such  place  as  the  Owners  shall  choose. 

Article  VII.  In  case  of  the  Sculptor's  death  or  incapacity  during  the 
progress  of  the  work,  the  Owners  shall  choose  one  person,  the  Sculptor  or  his 
executors  one  person,  these  two  to  select  a  third,  these  three  to  decide  upon  a  just 
and  proper  settlement  between  the  Owner  and  the  Sculptor  or  his  executor. 
The  expense  of  this  Committee  shall  be  divided  equally  between  the  Owners  and 
the  Sculptor  or  his  executors. 

Article  VIII.  The  Owners  shall,  upon  request  of  the  Sculptor,  promptly 
furnish  him  with  such  inscriptions,  drawings,  photographs  or  other  necessary 
data  as  they  are  to  provide. 

Article  IX.  The  Sculptor  may  copyright  the  completed  work,  and  after 
the  terms  of  this  contract  have  been  fulfilled,  all  preliminary  studies  and  all  models 
shall  be  the  property  of  the  Sculptor;  but  it  is  understood  and  agreed  that  the 
Sculptor  shall  make  no  plastic  reproductions  or  reductions  of  the  work  without 
the  written  consent  of  the  Owners. 

Article  X.  The  said  parties,  for  themselves,  their  heirs,  successors,  execu- 
tors, administrators  and  assigns,  do  hereby  agree  to  the  full  performance  of  all 
the  covenants  herein  contained. 

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  to  these  presents  hereunto  set 
their  hands  and  seals,  the  day  and  year  first  written  above. 

The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission. 

By  C.  D.  O'Brien,  President. 
Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary. 

Andrew  O'Connor. 

SPECIFICATIONS 

The  standing  statue  of  John  Albert  Johnson  in  bronze — about  nine  feet  tall. 

Pedestal  (including  pedestals  of  groups)  about  ten  feet  tall,  executed  in 
Ortonville  granite. 

Two  groups  (in  total  four  statues)  six  feet  tall  to  be  executed  in  Roch 
Pouillenay. 

The  lower  pedestal,  carrying  the  monument,  properly  speaking,  to  be  of 
Rockville  granite. 

The  whole  to  be  erected  on  a  suitable  and  substantial  foundation,  for  the 
sum  of  Twenty-one  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  ($21,500). 


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MEMORANDUM 

The  site  chosen  is  the  grass  plot  on  the  left  side  approaching  the  Capitol, 
having  a  granite  stairway  on  either  side. 

The  design  is  composed  of  a  bronze  statue  of  Governor  Johnson,  nine  feet 
tall,  on  a  pedestal  of  rose-colored  Minnesota  granite  rising  about  ten  feet  above 
the  side  walk  level. 

The  front  of  the  pedestal  contains  the  word  Johnson  in  the  midst  of  a  leaf 
ornament  recalling  the  forests  of  Minnesota.  Two  groups,  one  containing  a 
statue  of  the  cruiser  seeking  the  path  through  the  forest  and  blazing  the  way 
for  the  farmer,  who,  leaning  on  his  scythe,  forms  the  other  figure  in  this  group. 
The  other  side  represents  a  miner  and  a  smith,  recalling  the  mineral  wealth  of 
Minnesota. 

These  groups  will  be  chiefly  important  from  the  sides  on  mounting  the  stairs, 
it  having  been  thought  better  to  keep  the  front  view  of  the  pedestal  undecorated 
in  order  that  the  statue  of  Johnson  should  be  the  single  feature  of  importance  in 
approaching  the  Capitol. 

The  back  of  the  pedestal  will  contain  the  inscriptions. 

The  monument  will  be  set  in  place  in  18  months. 


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Appendix  V 


Treasurer's  Final  Report 

JOHN  ALBERT  JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  COMMISSION 
July  17,  1913* 

RECEIPTS 

Total  Subscriptions $24,349.07 

Interest  on  Deposits 1,797.80 

Total  Receipts $26,146.87 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Andrew  O'Connor  (St.  Paul  monument) $21,500.00 

Death  mask  for  use  of  sculptor 100.20 

Photographs  for  use  of  sculptor  5.50 

Expenses  of  dedication  of  St.  Paul  monument 281.33 

Film  of  dedication  ceremonies 36.00 

Memorial  Albums 500.00 

Newspaper  clippings 95.00 

Expenses  connected  with  raising  the  fund — printing,   post- 
age and  clerical  work 341.43 

Expenses  connected  with  Treasurer's  office — clerical  work  . .  100.00 
Expenses    connected    with    Secretary's    office  —  stationery, 
postage,    clerical   work,   photographs,    binding    records, 

etc 286.39 

Refunded  to  subscribers  .  ♦ 25.68 

Cost  of  printing  and  distributing  final  report,  estimated . . .  750.00 

Additional  minor  expenses,  estimated 100.00 

Contribution  toward  St.  Peter  monument,  estimated 2,025.34 

$26,146.87 

*As  the  bills  are  not  all  in,  the  report  of  the  Treasurer  cannot  be  finally 
closed  before  this  book  is  printed. 


Appendix  VI  81 


Appendix  VI 


Johnson  Monument  at  St.  Peter 

THE  JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  COMMISSION  OF  ST.  PETER 

The  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  of  St.  Peter  was  organized  within  a 
few  days  after  the  burial  of  Governor  Johnson.  The  Commission  was  appointed 
by  the  then  Mayor  of  St.  Peter,  and  was  constituted  as  follows:  Philip  Dick, 
Chairman;  H.  L.  Stark,  Treasurer;  H.  J.  Essler,  Secretary;  Henry  Moll,  and 
George  W.  Mason.  The  Commission  determined  to  raise  funds  for  a  monument 
to  be  placed  at  the  grave  of  Governor  Johnson,  and  on  giving  the  matter  some 
publicity,  funds  came  in,  in  small  payments,  to  the  amount  of  about  nine  hundred 
dollars.  While  the  funds  were  in  the  process  of  being  collected,  the  Governor 
John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  of  Minnesota  was  appointed  by 
the  Goverjior  and  commenced  its  work  of  securing  funds  by  a  general  public 
contribution.  The  thought  that  the  State  Commission  might  secure  more  money 
than  was  necessary  for  the  statue  which  it  proposed  erecting  and  that  assistance 
might  come  from  that  source,  caused  the  local  Commission  to  cease  its  efforts, 
for  the  time  being  at  least,  after  it  had  collected  the  above  amount.  About 
that  time  the  St.  Peter  Commission  also  determined  that  the  erection  of  a  statue 
instead  of  a  monument  would  be  more  appropriate  and  that  if  such  a  statue 
could  be  secured,  it  ought  to  be  placed  in  some  appropriate  place  in  the  City  of 
St.  Peter. 

In  the  spring  of  1911,  Philip  Dick  died,  and  in  the  month  of  July,  1912, 
Henry  N.  Benson  was  selected  by  the  St.  Peter  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 
to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  his  death. 

Soon  thereafter  this  Commission  put  itself  into  communication  with  the 
Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission,  with  a  view  to  securing 
their  assistance  and  cooperation  in  securing  for  the  St.  Peter  Johnson  Memorial 
Commission  a  replica  of  the  O'Connor  statue  of  Governor  Johnson,  which  was 
to  be  erected  by  the  State  Memorial  Commission  on  the  Capitol  grounds  at 
St.  Paul.  The  State  Commission,  acting  through  its  secretary,  Charles  W.  Ames, 
responded  generously  to  the  local  Commission's  request  for  assistance  and  advice. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  State  Commission  held  immediately  after  the  un- 
veiling of  the  Johnson  statue  at  the  State  Capitol,  it  determined  to  assist  the  St. 
Peter  Commission  in  securing  a  replica  of  the  statue  erected  at  St.  Paul,  so  far 
as  its  surplus  funds  would  permit.  With  the  assistance  of  Charles  W.  Ames, 
an  offer  was  secured  from  Andrew  O'Connor,  the  artist  who  furnished  the  John- 
son monument  at  St.  Paul,  to  furnish  a  replica  of  that  statue  for  St.  Peter  at  a 
cost  of  three  thousand  dollars;  this  offer  was  subsequently  accepted. 

During  the  winter  of  1912  and  spring  of  1913,  several  conferences  were 
held  between  the  St.  Peter  Commission  and  Mr.  Charles  W.  Ames  with  reference 
to  the  matter  of  the  statue.  At  his  suggestion,  Thomas  G.  Holyoke,  of  St.  Paul, 
was  selected  as  the  architect  to  prepare  sketches  for  a  pedestal,  and  for  the  em- 
bellishment of  the  grounds  on  which  the  statue  should  be  placed.     With  his 


82  The  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission 

able  counsel  and  advice,  it  was  determined  that  the  best  place  in  St.  Peter  for 
the  placing  of  the  monument  would  be  on  the  public  grounds  of  Nicollet  County 
near  its  Court  House.  This  Court  House  faces  on  the  principal  street  of  St. 
Peter  and  the  location  is  in  every  way  favorable  to  giving  the  monument  publicity 
as  well  as  artistic  and  harmonious  surroundings.  The  grounds  immediately 
around  the  monument  will  be  suitably  improved  in  order  to  secure  the  most 
artistic  effect. 

The  monument  will  be  mounted  on  a  pedestal  made  out  of  Rockville  granite 
and  around  it  will  be  placed  benches  of  the  same  material,  so  that  those  who 
view  the  monument  may  do  so  with  ease  and  comfort. 

It  is  proposed  to  unveil  this  statue  on  the  21st  day  of  September,  1913,  the 
fourth  anniversary  of  the  death  of  Governor  Johnson.  The  ceremonies  in  con- 
nection with  the  unveiling  of  the  statue  will  be  such  as  usually  obtain  on  such 
occasions. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  JOHNSON  MEMORIAL  COMMISSION 
OF  ST.  PETER 

St.  Peter,  Minnesota,  December  4, 1912. 
A  meeting  of  the  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  of  St.  Peter, 
Minnesota,  was  held  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Henry  N.  Benson,  at  2:00  o'clock  P.  M. 
On  motion,  State  Senator  H.  N.  Benson  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mission to  succeed  Philip  Dick,  deceased. 

Officers  were  elected  as  follows:  H.  N.  Benson,  President;  H.  J.  Essler, 
Secretary,  and  H.  L.  Stark,  Treasurer. 

No  further  business  appearing,  the  Commission  adjourned. 

(Signed)  H.  J.  Essler,  Secretary. 

St.  Peter,  Minnesota,  January  18,  1913. 

Pursuant  to  the  call  of  the  President,  a  meeting  of  the  John  Albert  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission  of  St.  Peter,  Minnesota,  was  held  at  10:00  o'clock  A.  M., 
to  confer  with  Charles  W.  Ames,  Secretary  of  the  Governor  John  Albert  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission  of  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  and  Mr.  J.  G.  Holyoke,  of  St. 
Paul,  Minnesota. 

After  an  inspection  of  the  several  proposed  sites  for  the  memorial,  a  de- 
cision was  reached  by  the  representatives  of  the  St.  Paul  Commission  and  the 
members  of  the  St.  Peter  Commission  to  erect  the  statue  on  the  Nicollet  County 
Court  House  lawn,  provided  permission  so  to  do  may  be  obtained  from  the  Board 
of  County  Commissioners  of  Nicollet  County,  Minnesota. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  Architect  J.  G.  Holyoke,  of  St.  Paul,  Minnesota, 
be  engaged  to  draw  a  set  of  plans  and  specifications  of  the  pedestal  and  sur- 
roundings; he  to  receive  the  sum  of  $50  in  compensation  for  his  services.  It 
was  also  voted  that  the  Commission  make  extra  allowances  for  all  legitimate 
office  expenses  incurred  by  him,  and  that  he  be  paid  the  sum  of  $20  per  day  for 
all  necessary  trips  from  St.  Paul  to  St.  Peter,  and  return. 

A  motion  was  passed  by  the  Commission  to  require  Mr.  Holyoke  to  submit 
a  satisfactory  sketch  of  the  pedestal. 

Voted  that  the  Memorial  Commissions  of  St.  Paul  and  St.  Peter  join  in  ar- 
ranging with  Architect  Andrew  O'Connor  for  a  replica  of  the  memorial  erected 


Appendix  VI  83 


on  the  grounds  of  the  Minnesota  State  Capitol,  the  cost  of  said  replica  not  to 
exceed^  the  sum  of  $3,000,  laid  down  in  St.  Peter. 

Authority  was  vested  in  Charles  W.  Ames,  of  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  to  ar- 
range satisfactory  terms  of  payment  with  said  architect. 

Thereupon  the  joint  meeting  of  the  St.  Paul  and  St.  Peter  Commissions 

was  adjourned. 

(Signed)  H.  J.  Essler,  Secretary. 

MEMORANDUM  OF  CONFERENCE  WITH  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE 

STATE  COMMISSION 

May  21,  1913 

The  Secretary  of  the  John  Albert  Johnson  Memorial  Commission  met  the 
Johnson  Memorial  Commission  of  St.  Peter  at  the  Minnesota  Club,  St.  Paul, 
on  Wednesday,  May  21,  1913,  at  12:30.  There  were  present  Senator  Benson, 
Mr.  Stark  and  Judge  Moll;  also  Mr.  T.  G.  Holyoke,  of  St.  Paul,  architect  for 
the  two  Commissions.  Colonel  Paul  Doty,  of  St.  Paul,  came  in  by  invitation, 
for  conference. 

Mr.  Ames  reported  that  a  replica  of  the  O'Connor  statue  had  been  cast 
and  shipped  by  Mr.  O'Connor  without  any  formal  order  or  contract,  and  was 
now  lying  in  the  United  States  Custom  House  in  St.  Paul,  ready  for  clearance. 

Mr.  Holyoke  submitted  sketches  and  plans  for  the  monument  and  its  sur- 
roundings. After  discussion  these  were  approved,  and  Mr.  Holyoke  was  re- 
quested to  prepare  working  plans  and  specifications.  It  was  agreed  that  when 
these  were  ready,  the  plans  should  be  submitted  for  adoption  as  a  whole  by  the 
two  Commissions,  the  County  Commissioners  of  Nicollet  County,  and  (if  the 
St.  Peter  Commission  considered  it  advisable),  by  the  municipality  of  St.  Peter. 

Mr.  Holyoke  made  an  estimate  that  the  pedestal  would  cost  about  a  thousand 
dollars.  It  was  agreed  that  the  two  Commissions  should  undertake  to  provide 
the  funds  necessary  to  pay  for  the  pedestal  and  statue,  if  Nicollet  County  and 
the  City  of  St.  Peter  would  assume  responsibility  for  the  other  work  called  for 
in  the  architect's  design,  namely — the  stone  benches,  cement  walks,  hedge  and 
shrubbery. 

The  following  resolution  was  then  adopted: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  replica  of  the  statue  of  Governor  John- 
son be  accepted  and  purchased  from  the  sculptor,  Mr.  Andrew  O'Con- 
nor, for  the  sum  of  $3,000;  and  that  a  payment  of  $1,500  to  Mr.  O'Connor 
on  account  be  authorized,  i.  e.,  $1,000  from  the  Treasury  of  the  General 
Commission,  and  $500  from  the  Treasury  of  the  St.  Peter  Commission. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned. 

THE  DEDICATION  OF  THE  ST.  PETER  MONUMENT 

At  the  time  of  sending  this  Report  to  press,  the  program  for  the  dedication 
of  the  St.  Peter  monument,  which  is  in  the  hands  of  the  John  A.  Johnson 
Memorial  Commission  of  St.  Peter,  has  not  been  completed;  but  it  is  the  plan 
to  have  the  monument  dedicated  on  September  21, 1913,  the  fourth  anniversary 
of  the  death  of  Governor  Johnson. 


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